"The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug."
CHRIS HEDGES
The movie is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game or urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death.
As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.
This thrilling and heart-pounding look at the psychology of bomb technicians and the effects of risk and danger on the human psyche is a fictional tale inspired by real events by journalist and screenwriter, Mark Boal who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. He won the Best Original Screenwriting in 2009 Academy Award.
In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak as explosions as sending you to 'the hurt locker'.
With the visual and emotional intensity that makes audiences feel like they have been transported to the dizzying, 24-hour turmoil of life in the bomb squad, The Hurt Locker is both a gripping portrayal of real-life sacrifice and heroism, and a layered probing study of the soul- numbing rigors and potent allure of the modern battlefield.
The director, Kathryn Bigelow won the award of Best Director and the movie is Best Picture in the 2009 Academy Awards.
Genre - Action, Drama, Thriller
Casts - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Director - Kathryn Bigelow
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