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Zero Dark Thirty
The greatest manhunt in history.
2012 · 2h 37m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Overview
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Director and cast
- Kathryn Bigelow Director
- Jessica Chastain as Maya
- Jason Clarke as Dan
- Kyle Chandler as Joseph Bradley
- Jennifer Ehle as Jessica
- Mark Strong as George
- Joel Edgerton as Patrick - Squadron Team Leader
- Chris Pratt as Justin - DEVGRU
- Edgar Ramírez as Larry from Ground Branch
- Mark Duplass as Steve
- Scott Adkins as John
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
What's striking is the absence of triumphalism -- Bigelow doesn't shy away from showing the victims shot down in cold blood in the compound -- and we come away with the overwhelming sense that this has been a grim, dark episode in our history.
This is an instant classic.
Chastain makes Maya as vivid as a bloodshot eye. Her porcelain skin, delicate features and feminine attire belie the steel within.
No doubt Zero Dark Thirty serves a function by airing America's dirty laundry about detainee and torture programs, but in its wake, there's a crying need for a compassionate Coming Home to counter its brutal Deer Hunter.
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