KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
2008 · 131 min · R

The Hurt Locker

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Drama, Thriller, War

The Hurt Locker (2008) is a Drama film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow set in Iraq during the 2000s. It runs 131 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of war's cost and obsession play out through episodic chapters.

Composer
Marco BeltramiBuck Sanders
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Cast
Jeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDavid MorseGuy PearceEvangeline LillyRalph FiennesChristian Camargo

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Iraq
Setting
UrbanDesert
When
2000s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostObsession
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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