The Hurt Locker
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kathryn Bigelow
Jeremy Renner
Ralph Fiennes
Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Guy Pearce
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad battle insurgents and each other as they search for and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad-in order to try and make the city a safer place for Iraqis and Americans alike. Their mission is clear-protect and save-but the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. When Staff Sergeant William James cheerfully takes over the team, his subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked by what seems like his reckless disregard for military protocol and basic safety measures. And yet, in the fog of war, appearances are never reliable for long. Is James really a swaggering cowboy who lives for peak experiences- or is he a consummate professional who has honed his esoteric craft to high-wire precision? As the fiery chaos of Baghdad threatens to engulf them, the men struggle to understand and contain their mercurial new leader long enough for them to make it home. They have only 38 days left in their tour, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and as James blurs the line between bravery and bravado, it seems only a matter of time before disaster strikes.
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Cast
Jeremy Renner
Ralph Fiennes
Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Guy Pearce
David Morse
Christian Camargo
Suhail Aldabbach
Christopher Sayegh
Evangeline Lilly
Nabil Koni
Sam Spruell
Sam Redford
Feisal Saddun
Barrie Rice
Imad Dadudi
Erin Gann
Justin Campbell
Malcolm Barrett
Kristoffer Winter
J J Kandel
Ryan Tramont
Michael Desante
Hasan Darwish
Wasfi Amour
Nibras Qassem
Ben Thomas
Nader Tarawneh
Anas Tipsy Wellman
Omar Mario
Fleming Campbell
Crew
Marwan Abadi
Barry Ackroyd
Barry Ackroyd
Yorgos Adamis
Amer Al Dweik
Ali Al Khalaileh
Mohammad Al Kurdi
Rime Al-jabr
Ameen Al-masri
Bader Alami
Helmi Andeen
Dory Aoun
Ed Araquel
Ashraf Asa¿ad
Lara Atalla
Karen Austin
Hamada Baka
James Cody Baker
Andrea Ball
Yanal Barakat
Elie Beaino
Ray Beckett
Ashley Bell
Marco Beltrami
Mark Bennett
Kathryn Bigelow
Melissa F. Binder
John Bissell
Husny Bkhaa
R Edward Black
Chris Boal
Mark Boal
Mark Boal
Michael Boggs
Dale Bredeson
David Bryan
Simon Bysshe
David Camarena
Norman Candler
Andy Capicik
Gil Carreras
Doran Chandler
Nicolas Chartier
Chady Chehade
Deborah J Chesebro
Mike Chiado
Lee Cleary
James Clifford
Michael Coronado
Glenn Coulman
Phaedra Dahdaleh
Geoff Dane
Imad Daoudi
Zeid Darwazeh
Rick De Souza
Firas Dihous
Issam Doury
Oliver Driscoll
Beisan Elias
Changsoo Eun
Ziad Faraj
David Fencl
David Fencl
Sarah Ferguson
Robert Finnigan
Dean Fitzpatrick
Michelle Fitzpatrick
Blair Foord
Rick Franklin
Micah Gardener
Mitch Gates
Bassel Ghandour
J Gibson
Max Glickman
Gary Glitter
Endre Granat
Kris Grunewald
Ernst Gschwind
Theresa Guntli
Yelka Gutierrez
Omar Habibb
Abdel Salam Hajj
Dana Hamel
Isaac Hamon
Karen Han
Khalil Harb
Jamie Hardt
Kimberly Harris
Breanna Hartley
Nicolas Harvard
Karma Hijawi
Majd Hijjawi
Mark D Houston
Darren Howard
Nadeer Ibrahim
Dave Inkster
Chris Innis
Setenay Ishak
Sana'a Jaber
Dale Jahraus
Mohamed Jawad
Niels Reedtz Johansen
Niels Reedtz Johansen
Paul Joyal
Ryan Juggler
Karl Juliusson
Rafiq Kamhawi
Haitham Kayed
Michael Kaz
Tom Kendall
Russell Kennedy
Mher Keshishian
Mouna Khaali
Fuad Khalil
Melik Khazzoum
Karim Kheir
Marwan Kheir
Prince Khoury
Aslaug Konradsdottir
John Kurlander
Karima Ladjimi
Jamie Lake
Ernst Lanninjer
Jackie Lee
Jenn Lee
Jenn Lee
Daniel J Lester
George L. Little
Rupert Lloyd
Bruce Lomet
Dan Lopez
David Lourie
Rob Lycar
Mohamed Mahseeri
Mike Malik
Mike Malik
Tony Mark
Tony Mark
Antonio Marsh
Issa Matalka
Shannon Mca'nulty
Donall Mccusker
Scott Mcdonald
Kurt Mckeever
Jim Mckeown
Elie Merhi
Moira Meyer
Gavin Miljkovich
Matthew Moffatt
Jeremiah Morey
David Morris
Bashir Mouawad
Vicky Mulholland
Duraid Munajim
Bob Murawski
Tamir Naber
Stephen Nakamura
Osama Namrouka
Mahdi Nawafleh
Mohamed Nawafleh
Zeid Nawafleh
Dave Neuberger
Ian Nothnagel
Jonathon Olley
Fadi Omeish
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Daniel Parker
Julie Pearce
Debbie Peterson
Robin Pritchard
Raya Qaraein
Jules Quesnel
Nin Rai
Sara Rakhshandeh
Elizabeth Rapley
Paul Raven
Abed Al Fatah Rayan
Imad Rechiche
Janice Rhodes
Barrie Rice
Barrie Rice
Barrie Rice
Erik G Rogers
Alex Romano
Peter Rotter
John Sanacore
Buck Sanders
Fadi Saraf
Lara Sawalha
Issa Sawaqed
Rodolfo Scali
Jack Schuster
Jack Schuster
John R Scott
Ana Sebal
Sami Sehweil
Ali Shaheen
Yahya Shaheen
Greg Shapiro
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Voted one of the 10 best films of 2009 by the American Film Institute (AFI).
Winner of five 2009 awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Jeremy Renner), Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Winner of five 2009 awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Jeremy Renner), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
Winner of four 2009 Satellite Awards including Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama (Jeremy Renner), Best Director, Best Editing and Best Motion Picture, Drama by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Winner of six 2009 Orange Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Sound by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Director by the London Critics' Circle.
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Director by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor (Jeremy Renner) by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2009 award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film by the Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Winner of the 2009 award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing by the Cinema Audio Society (CAS).
Winner of the 2009 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Winner of the 2009 Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Winner of the 2009 Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic by the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Winner of the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of three 2009 awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Jeremy Renner) by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).
Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Director and Best Ensemble by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Picture and Best Director by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Picture and Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).
Winner of two 2009 awards including Best Picture and Best Director by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC).
Nominated for two 2008 Spirit Awards including Best Male Lead (Jeremy Renner) and Best Supporting Male (Anthony Mackie) by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of four awards including the Signis Award (Competition), the La Navicella - Venezia Cinema Award, the Human Rights Film Network Award and the Arca Cinemagiovani Award at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 12, 2010
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States March 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Released in United States February 2010
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 13-21, 2009.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) June 17-28, 2009.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.
Summit Entertainment acquired domestic distribution rights at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009
Released in United States on Video January 12, 2010
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 27-September 6, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States March 2009 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 13-21, 2009.)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) June 17-28, 2009.)
Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.)
Nominated for two 2009 awards including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Jeremy Renner) and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
