The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal released on June 26, 2009. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follows an Iraq War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by insurgents, and shows their psychological reactions to the stress of combat, which is intolerable to some and addictive to others. Boal drew on his experience during embedded access to write the screenplay. "The Hurt Locker" premiered at the 2008 Venice International Film
Hurt (2015 film) coke addiction, excessive drinking, surviving East Hastings, numerous stints in jail, having his prosthetic leg stolen, and being beaten and stabbed multiple times. In 2017, Zweig released a sequel, "Hope", which picks up from where "Hurt" left off, chronicling Fonyo's recovery. The film won the Platform Prize at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. In December, the film was announced as part of TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year. At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, "Hurt" won the award for Best Feature Length Documentary. Hurt (2015 film) Hurt