The Hurt Locker

by Jeremy Renner (Actor)

Other, 2013

Status

Available

Tags

Publication

Summit Entertainment (2010)

Description

US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the Bravo Company's bomb disposal unit stationed in Baghdad. James is the tech team leader. When he arrives on the scene, Bravo Company has thirty-nine days left on its current deployment, and it will be a long thirty-nine days for Sanborn and Eldridge whose styles do not mesh with that of their new leader. James' thrill of the dismantlement seems to be the ultimate goal regardless of the safety of his fellow team members, others on the scene or himself. On the other hand, Sanborn is by the book: he knows his place and duty and trusts others in the army to carry out theirs as well as he. Eldridge is an insecure soldier who is constantly worried that an error or misjudgment on his part will lead to the death of an innocent civilian or a military colleague. While the three members face their own internal issues, they have to be aware of any person at the bomb sites, some of whom may be bombers themselves.… (more)

Rating

½ (21 ratings; 4)

User reviews

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A bomb-diffusing team in Iraq.

Very intense; I was still a bit on edge for a good half hour after watching it. Easily the best serious war movie I've ever seen. Crazy well-made, and apolitical.

Awards

Academy Award (Nominee — Best Picture — 2008)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Nominee — 2009)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008

Physical description

7.5 x 0.5 inches

UPC

025192048555
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