The Hurt Locker is a riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's most unrecognized heroes: the technicians of the bomb squad, who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives in one of the world's most dangerous places. Visionary director Kathryn Bigelow brings together groundbreaking realistic action and intimate human drama in a gripping 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 tense portrayal of real-life sacrifice and heroism, and a probing look at the soul-numbing rigors and potent allure of the modern battlefield.