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The Hurt Locker (2008)

R 131 minutes EN Drama , Thriller , War

You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

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Top cast

Jeremy Renner

Staff Sergeant William James

Anthony Mackie

Sergeant JT Sanborn

Brian Geraghty

Specialist Owen Eldridge

David Morse

Colonel Reed

Guy Pearce

Sergeant Matt Thompson

Evangeline Lilly

Connie James

Ralph Fiennes

Contractor Team Leader

Christian Camargo

Colonel John Cambridge

Christopher Sayegh

Beckham

David Gueriera

First Sergeant

Nabil Koni

Professor Nabil

Sam Spruell

Contractor Charlie

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Plot

In Iraq, an elite American bomb disposal unit operates in a chaotic city where anyone can be an enemy and any object can be a bomb. The group's leader, Sergeant Thompson, is killed during a mission and replaced by the unpredictable and reckless Sergeant William James. With the brigade's relief approaching, James's reckless behavior leads two of his subordinates to seriously reconsider the risks they face.

Production crew

Barry Ackroyd

Director of Photography

Bob Murawski

Editor

George L. Little

Costume Design

Marco Beltrami

Original Music Composer

Buck Sanders

Original Music Composer

Chris Innis

Editor

Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Kathryn Bigelow

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The Hurt Locker (2008) - THE HURT LOCKER - Trailer HD

Production companies: Film Capital Europe Funds (FCEF ), First Light, Kingsgate Films, Voltage Pictures, Grosvenor Park Media, Summit Entertainment

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $49,230,772

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Certificate:

R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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