The Hurt Locker, winner of the 2008 Venice Film Festival SIGNIS Grand Prize, is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in one of the world's most dangerous places. Three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 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 it's anything but easy, as the margin of error when defusing a war-zone bomb is zero. This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the effects of combat and danger on the human psyche is based on the first-hand observations of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. These men spoke of explosions as putting you in "the hurt locker.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal
- A Hurt Locker: Behind the Scenes featurette
- Image gallery
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joe_money
incredible movie btw, from witnessing iraq firsthand i can tell you that this movie nailed it. i don't think i've ever been moved by a movie like i was by this one.
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joe_money
the "hurt locker" actually refers to a box containing parts of bombs that the soldier defused. he kept them as souveniers to remind himself how close he came to death.
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WiseGuy
Now this is a film that is going straight to my queue.
2 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
CelluloidDreams
Damn good film!!!! Best film of 2009 so far!!! Director Kathryn Bigelow rocks it!!
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Null and Void.
One of the best films ever made.
2 years agoby @soylentgreenFlag
JT's Movie Page
I urge anyone who didn't get the chance to see this to pick it up and check it out. You won't be disappointed.
2 years agoby @johnjohnson7777Flag
PUNISHER
Awesome film. Will pick this up for sure.
2 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag