You don't have to be a hero to do this job. But it helps.
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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Contemporary, grave, earnest and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Jeremy RennerStaff Sergeant William James
- Anthony MackieSergeant JT Sanborn
- Brian GeraghtySpecialist Owen Eldridge
- David MorseColonel Reed
- Guy PearceSergeant Matt Thompson
- Evangeline LillyConnie James
- Ralph FiennesContractor Team Leader
- Christian CamargoColonel John Cambridge
- Christopher SayeghBeckham
- David GuerieraFirst Sergeant
Crew
- Kathryn BigelowDirector
- Mark BoalWriter
- Barry AckroydDirector of Photography
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Buck SandersOriginal Music Composer
- Bob MurawskiEditor
- Chris InnisEditor
- Kathryn BigelowProducer
- Mark BoalProducer
- Nicolas ChartierProducer
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