The Hurt Locker

by Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow

Published 1 December 2009
One of the most critically acclaimed war films in recent memory, "The Hurt Locker" is a riveting, extraordinary tale of courage and survival on the Baghdad bomb squad, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, from a script by Mark Boal, who researched the material by traveling to the war in Iraq. Boal's screenplay follows the layered, complex relationship between three soldiers who are thrown together in the crucible of combat - with only 38 days left in their tour. This title presents starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, and Evangeline Lilly, with Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, and David Morse.