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
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008 film) The Yellow Handkerchief (2008 film) The Yellow Handkerchief is a 2008 American independent drama film. The film is a remake of the 1977 Japanese classic of the same name "The Yellow Handkerchief" (幸福の黄色いハンカチ "Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi", lit. "The yellow handkerchief of happiness") directed by Yoji Yamada. Set in present-day southern United States, "The Yellow Handkerchief" stars William Hurt as Brett Hanson, an ex-convict who embarks on a road trip straight out of prison. Hanson hitches a ride with two troubled teens, Martine (Kristen Stewart), 15, and Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), 19, traversing post-Hurricane Katrina Louisiana in an attempt to reach