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HURT LOCKER, THE

Director:

  Kathryn Bigelow
  

Year Released:

  2008

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Brian Geraghty
  Anthony Mackie
  Jeremy Renner
  Intense Heat
  IED Explosions
Movie Haiku:3 members of an American EOD squad crisscross the streets of Baghdad in their humvee responding to potential bomb threats. Bigelow brackets out politics; everything is in the moment, but as bomb after bomb is defused, we learn intimate secrets about camaraderie, courage, and honor. Brilliant "must see" film!

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2009