The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Set during the Iraq War, it follows an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are tasked with disposing of bombs in the heat of combat. The team is led by Staff Sergeant William James
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The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. It follows an Iraq War bomb disposal team who are targeted by insurgents and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay.