Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker
Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker (2008)
🗓 Thursday, August 20 | ⏰ Doors: 6PM | 🎬 Film: 8PM | 📍 TicTic, Phnom Penh
Continuing on with Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow, we hit the film that started it all for her at the Oscars: The Hurt Locker. Set during the Iraq War, it follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit centred on Staff Sergeant William James, a reckless, thrill-seeking new squad leader whose willingness to take extreme risks disarming improvised explosive devices puts himself and his team on edge. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty, the film builds a series of white-knuckle set pieces around a simple but devastating idea, laid out in its opening quote: "war is a drug."
The Hurt Locker made history at the 2010 Academy Awards, where Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win the Oscar for Best Director, memorably beating her ex-husband James Cameron and his box-office juggernaut Avatar in the same category. The film went on to win six Oscars in total, including Best Picture, and remains widely regarded as one of the defining war films of the 21st century, prized for its immersive, near-documentary intensity.
"A spellbinding war film by Kathryn Bigelow." — Roger Ebert
"One of the best movies of the year, with a star-making performance from Jeremy Renner." — Richard Roeper
🎟 Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
📽 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/
📽 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hurt-locker/
🗓 Thursday, August 20 | ⏰ Doors: 6PM | 🎬 Film: 8PM | 📍 TicTic, Phnom Penh
Continuing on with Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow, we hit the film that started it all for her at the Oscars: The Hurt Locker. Set during the Iraq War, it follows an elite U.S. Army bomb disposal unit centred on Staff Sergeant William James, a reckless, thrill-seeking new squad leader whose willingness to take extreme risks disarming improvised explosive devices puts himself and his team on edge. Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty, the film builds a series of white-knuckle set pieces around a simple but devastating idea, laid out in its opening quote: "war is a drug."
The Hurt Locker made history at the 2010 Academy Awards, where Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win the Oscar for Best Director, memorably beating her ex-husband James Cameron and his box-office juggernaut Avatar in the same category. The film went on to win six Oscars in total, including Best Picture, and remains widely regarded as one of the defining war films of the 21st century, prized for its immersive, near-documentary intensity.
"A spellbinding war film by Kathryn Bigelow." — Roger Ebert
"One of the best movies of the year, with a star-making performance from Jeremy Renner." — Richard Roeper
🎟 Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
📽 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/
📽 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hurt-locker/
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