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The Hurt Locker – Podcast Review

Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Year of Release: 2008
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly
Genre: Drama
Country of Origin: USA

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Posted: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Author: Bruce Moyle
Filed Under: Cool Shite Podcast, Film, Podcasts, Review

Tags: Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly, Guy Pearce, Jeremy Renner, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Ralph Fiennes

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One Response to “The Hurt Locker – Podcast Review”

Connor says:

Yeah, pretty f'n good. pulls no punches. rough, real-ish tension/fear. iraq war

November 17, 2009 at 1:42 pm

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