The Hurt Locker (2008)
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.
Primary Title
- The Hurt Locker
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 10 May 2012
Release Year
- 2008
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 08
Duration
- 158:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme 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.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- United States. Army--Unit cohesion--Drama
- United States. Army--Military life--Drama
- United States. Army--Safety measures--Drama
- Bomb squads--Iraq--Baghdad--Drama
- Urban warfare--Iraq--Baghdad--Drama
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Drama
- Military missions--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Drama
- History
- Thriller
- War
Contributors
- Kathryn Bigelow (Director)
- Mark Boal (Writer)
- Jeremy Renner (Actor)
- Anthony Mackie (Actor)
- Brian Geraghty (Actor)
- Guy Pearce (Actor)
- Ralph Fiennes (Actor)
- David Morse (Actor)
- Evangeline Lilly (Actor)
- Kathryn Bigelow (Producer)
- Mark Boal (Producer)
- Nicolas Chartier (Producer)
- Greg Shapiro (Producer)
- Barry Ackroyd (Cinematographer)
- Marco Beltrami (Composer)
- Buck Sanders (Composer)
- Voltage Pictures (Production Unit)
- Grosvenor Park Media (Production Unit)
- First Light Production (Production Unit)
- Kingsgate Films (Production Unit)
- Summit Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Christian Camargo (Actor)
- Suhail Al-Dabbach (Actor)
- Christopher Sayegh (Actor)
Subjects
- United States. Army--Unit cohesion--Drama
- United States. Army--Military life--Drama
- United States. Army--Safety measures--Drama
- Bomb squads--Iraq--Baghdad--Drama
- Urban warfare--Iraq--Baghdad--Drama
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Drama
- Military missions--Drama
- Feature films--United States