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The Hurt Locker

Now Showing at Dendy Canberra Centre
The Hurt Locker (MA15+) 131 mins
Synopsis: With a visual and emotional intensity that makes audiences feel like they have been transported to Iraq¹s dizzying, 24-hour turmoil, The Hurt Locker is both a tense portrayal of real-life sacrifice and heroism, and a probing look at the soul-numbing rigors and potent allure of the modern battlefield.


The Hurt Locker is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's most unrecognized heroes: the technicians of the 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 seek out 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, for the margin of error on a war-zone bomb is zero. A thrilling and heart-thumping look at the effects of combat and danger on the human psyche, The Hurt Locker is based on the first-hand observations of journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq.


Awards:
9 OSCAR NOMINATIONS: Including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor
 
Winner of 4 Venice Film Awards
Director:Kathryn Bigelow
Cast:Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes
Origin:USA
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Distributor:Roadshow
Rating Advice:Strong themes, violence and coarse language