Multivision Multimedia (India) Pvt Ltd presents a Voltage Pictures / First Light / Kingsgate Films production, winner of six Oscars, six BAFTA awards and another 66 wins and 46 nominations, The Hurt Locker casts Jeremy Renner (Dahmer, The Assassination of Jesse James), Anthony Mackie (Half Nelson, We Are Marshall) and Brian Geraghty (We Are Marshall, Jarhead) with cameo appearances by Ralph Fiennes (The Reader), David Morse (John Adams), Evangeline Lilly (Lost) and Guy Pearce (Memento).
Produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro; directed by acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow brings together groundbreaking realistic action and intimate human drama in a landmark film which is knocking theaters across India on April 9, 2010.
The Hurt Locker is an intense interpretation of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. It is based on first-hand observation by journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal who was stationed on assignment with a special bomb unit in Iraq. The film couples grippingly realistic action with intimate human drama to portray soldier psychology in a high-risk profession where men volunteer to face deadly odds.
In the summer of 2004, Sergeant JT Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge of Bravo Company are at the volatile centre of the war, part of a small counterforce specifically trained to handle the homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that account for more than half of American hostile deaths and have killed thousands of Iraqis.
A high-pressure, high-stakes assignment, the job leaves no room for mistakes, as they learn when they lose their team leader on a mission. When Staff Sergeant William James takes over the team, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked by what seem like his reckless disregard for military protocol and basic safety measures.
And yet, in the fog of war, appearances are never reliable for long. Is James really a swaggering cowboy who lives for peak experiences and the moments when the margin of error is zero? Or is he a consummate professional who has honed his esoteric craft to high-wire precision?
As the fiery chaos of Baghdad swirls around them, the men struggle to understand and contain their new leader long enough for them to make it home. They have only 38 days left in their tour of Iraq, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and as James blurs the line between bravery and bravado, it seems only a matter of time before disaster will strike.
Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow alleges, "I hope I'm the first of many, and of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker. And I long for the day when that modifier can be a moot point. Fear has a bad reputation, but I think that's ill-deserved. Fear is clarifying. It forces you to put important things first and discount the trivial. When Mark Boal, the writer, came back from a reporting trip to Iraq, he told me stories about men in the Army who disarm bombs in the heat of combat – obviously, an elite job with a high mortality rate. When he mentioned that they are extremely vulnerable and use little more than a pair of pliers to disarm a bomb that can kill for 300 metres, I was shocked. When I learned that these men volunteer for this dangerous work, and often grow so fond of it that they can imagine doing nothing else, I knew I had found my next film."
With a visual and emotional intensity that makes audiences feel like they have been transported to Iraq's dizzying, 24-hour turmoil, The Hurt Locker is both a gripping portrayal of real-life sacrifice and heroism, and a layered, probing study of the soul-numbing rigours and potent allure of the modern battlefield.
Multivision Multimedia (India) Pvt Ltd ventured into film distribution of Hollywood movies in the Indian subcontinent and acquired over 200 Hollywood titles and is looking forward to their release. In the last three years, Multivision Multimedia has emerged as the strongest independent player in the Indian sub-continent for English movies. The first release in the impressive line-up was MONSTER-IN-LAW starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, followed by AFTER THE SUNSET, HOSTAGE, RUSH HOUR -3, T.M.N.T., RAMBO 4, ROGUE ASSASSIN, P.S. I LOVE YOU, THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, MILK , THE READER, DISTRICT 9 and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY to name a few.
In addition to these films, Multivision has also acquired many big titles and projects like PIRANHA 3D, SEASONS OF THE WITCH, THE EXPENDABLES to name a few which demonstrates how strong the profile of the company is. Multivision aims to get the best of Hollywood movies to India across all genres.
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