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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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Um, I think he'll give up the

Saudis, but Heathrow's gonna be tough.

Anyway, uh... anything from last night?

Qatar Base Six have a bead

on the Arabs that escaped.

They're meeting with ISI this afternoon,

hopefully set up a raid down there.

Great.

And Lahore reporting, ISI was

painfully slow last night, again.

They're beginning to think

it's not incompetence.

Okay, agree. I spoke to the chief

about that. Yeah, anything on bin Laden?

Uh, farmer on the Afghan

border near Tora Bora...

reports a diamond-shaped

pattern in the hills,

tall male in the center of the

diamond, flanked by four guards,

consistent with UBL's movements.

That's supposed to be his Royal Guard.

No, that's pre-9/11 behavior.

We have no reason to believe

he's changed security tactics.

We invaded Afghanistan, that's a reason.

Hey, boss. I got a guy,

for 5,000 bucks, he can set up a

taxi stand, and snoop around a bit.

No, don't need him. Sorry, the

diamond sighting is bullshit.

Uh, see if the Paks will send someone

to talk to the farmer. Anything else?

No?

All right, let's put some runs

on the board against Faraj, okay?

Talk to the case officers who didn't see

fit to make it today, and "thank" them.

Tora Bora, yeah?

- Uh-huh.

- Good.

Come on, here we go.

Here we go.

All right, let's just, uh...

Let's take it easy today, huh?

You hungry?

Food in here sucks, so I

brought you some of this.

Pretty good, huh?

Richard Reid.

Oh, man, I was thinking about him.

The guy gets a bomb in a shoe on

a plane. Un-f***ing-believable.

You know him, don't you?

Yes.

I'm glad you said that.

Okay, uh, I got an e-mail from you to

him, with all your comms for years, bro.

Who, um...

Who else is in your Saudi group?

I just handed out some cash for them.

I didn't know who the guys were.

When you lie to me, I hurt you.

Please.

I believe you. I do, I believe you.

It's good, huh?

Do you want the water again?

Or do you want something else?

- Water?

- Please.

Just... give me a name.

I don't know!

Come on, let's go!

Bring him up.

Here we go.

You see how this works?

You don't mind if my female colleague

here checks out your junk, do you?

No? Good.

Dude, you sh*t your pants?

You stay here, I'll be back.

Your friend is an animal.

Please, help me.

Please.

You can help yourself by being truthful.

This is a dog collar.

- No!

- Hang on.

You determine how I treat you.

Come on.

I got you.

Come on.

Come on.

You're my dog, I gotta walk you.

What the f*** do you

think is going on, Ammar?

Walid has already told

me that you know, hmm?

Here we go.

This box here. This box sucks.

And I'm gonna put you in it.

When is the attack?

When is the attack?

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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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