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Synopsis: Maya is a CIA operative whose first experience is in the interrogation of prisoners following the Al Qaeda attacks against the U.S. on the 11th September 2001. She is a reluctant participant in extreme duress applied to the detainees, but believes that the truth may only be obtained through such tactics. For several years, she is single-minded in her pursuit of leads to uncover the whereabouts of Al Qaeda's leader, Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in 2011, it appears that her work will pay off, and a U.S. Navy SEAL team is sent to kill or capture Bin Laden. But only Maya is confident Bin Laden is where she says he is.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Kathryn Bigelow
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 87 wins & 171 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
95
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
2012
157 min
$95,720,716
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2,306 Views


It was good. I mean the local cops

need a little tactical help, but...

he's tier-f***ing-one, baby.

That's your money maker right there.

And this is the guy that's KSM's nephew.

- Yeah.

- And what's his issue?

He's being a dick.

Well, if he's tying to outsmart you,

why don't you tell him about your PhD?

Yeah. No, but I am gonna have to

turn up the heat on this a**hole.

He needs to give up the Saudi group now.

He's gotta have that,

given the family ties.

He's tight with his uncle. He's

got his prints all over 9/11 money.

He's got 'em in his head,

he needs to disclose 'em.

Good.

Bill, she's good to go. I'll

get her the right one tomorrow.

Was I lying or what?

Uh, Maya, this is Joseph Bradley,

our illustrious station chief.

Joe and I did Iraq together.

- It's nice to meet you.

- You too, sir.

- How's your flight?

- Fine.

Um, she's been having a great time

since she got in, isn't that right?

- Good. How do you like Pakistan so far?

- It's kinda f***ed up.

- You volunteered for this, didn't you?

- No.

Third floor, northeast corner.

You don't think she's a little

young for the hard stuff?

- Washington says she's a killer.

- Hmm.

Children's crusade, huh?

They wanna put the next

generation on the field.

Listen, I've got a meeting

with ISI in twenty minutes.

They're slow-rolling us on Lahore,

you might wanna b*tch about that.

Did I tell you this? That, uh, this dude

in Malaysia, tells a Malaysian

station that his nephew...

- works with a guy, who knows a guy...

- Aww, here we go.

No, hold on. He goes to a big

feast in Bangkok, about a year ago.

Guest of honor:
Osama bin Laden.

- Except if it was Tupac there...

- This is worth 5 million bucks.

You know we gonna have to chase it down.

He's like, "Hey, that's

me, man. No job too small. "

That's why I have a

gift for you, my friend.

Everyone, Agent Maya. Maya, everyone.

Please don't ask her how

it's going with Ammar,

'cause she's not gonna f***ing tell you.

Ammar is withholding.

Washington assesses Abu Faraj

as officially the new "Number 3".

He's the best man for it.

Uh, yeah, the...

London station's already asking if

he's contacting anybody in the UK.

- Like we're just keeping it from them?

- Yeah.

Jordanians are being really

helpful with Ammar's transit papers.

Any imminent threats in here?

Oh, we've one on the consulate,

the Marriott, it's low-security.

Um, and they've got Maj Khan talking

about, uh, gas stations in the US.

And that's a conversation?

Honestly, there's 600 questions in

there. I'd do Heathrow, the Saudis.

Does it matter what Faraj

thinks about Heathrow?

How much latitude does

he get to pick targets?

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Mark Boal

Mark Boal (born January 23, 1973) is an American journalist, screenwriter and film producer. Before he became a prominent figure of cinema, Boal worked as a journalist for such publications as Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which Boal also co-wrote. In 2009, he wrote and produced The Hurt Locker, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2012, he wrote and produced Zero Dark Thirty, teaming again with director Kathryn Bigelow, about the tracking and killing of Osama bin Laden. The film earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. The pair collaborated a third time for 2017's Detroit. As of 2013, Boal has won two Academy Awards (four nominations), a BAFTA Award, two Writers Guild of America Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award and four Golden Globe Award nominations. He has also won several critics awards. more…

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