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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American thriller movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. It was directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt and James Gandolfini. The main character Maya at the Central Intelligence Agency is fictional. However, the story is based on real events. Zero Dark Thiry was a critical success. It is considered one of he best movies of 2012.[5] There was controversy how film showed torture.[6]

Zero Dark Thirty
Directed byKathryn Bigelow
Produced by
Written byMark Boal
Starring
Music byAlexandre Desplat
CinematographyGreig Fraser
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10) (Los Angeles)
  • December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19) (United States)
Running time
157 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40–52.5 million[3][4]
Box office$132.8 million[3]

Plot

Maya Harris works at the CIA to find Osama bin Laden. A suspected terrorist, Ammar says the courier of Osama bin Laden may be  Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. Later another suspect denies knowing Abu Ahmed. A Jordanian doctor tricks CIA agents into trusting them. He blows himself up and kills the agents. Another suspect tells Maya he buried Abu Ahmed. Maya believes that the death of Abu was the death of his brother Habeeb. May tells Dan from the CIA headquarters about this. The two track the phone of Ibrahim Sayeed. He went under the name Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. The car of Sayeed arrives at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Shooters attack Maya. The CIA calls her job off because they think she is exposed. In the US, Officials discuss whether to attack the compound. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment attack the compound and kill Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.

Cast

Reception

The film got very positive reviews. It has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics said the movie was gripping and suspenseful.[7]They also praised that the film showed how life is. The film was considered authentic.[8] Zero Dark Thirty made many Critics' top tens list.[9] The film was also controversial. Some criticized the movie for seeming to support torture.[10] Some said it was a pro-Obama movie.[11] Others said the movie wrongly got classified material.[12]    

References

  1. ↑ Sneider, Jeff. Megan Ellison's Annapurna to back Panorama. https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/megan-ellison-s-annapurna-to-back-panorama-1118053166/. Retrieved December 18, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "ZERO DARK THIRTY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zero Dark Thirty (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Zero Dark Thirty (2012) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  5. ↑ "2012 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  6. ↑ Greenwald, Glenn (December 14, 2012). "Zero Dark Thirty: CIA hagiography, pernicious propaganda". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ Zero Dark Thirty, retrieved 2022-07-27
  8. ↑ Denby, David (December 24, 2012). "Dead Reckoning". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2012 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Zero Dark Thirty: CIA hagiography, pernicious propaganda | Glenn Greenwald". the Guardian. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  11. ↑ Greenwald, Glenn (2012-05-23). "WH leaks for propaganda film". Salon. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  12. ↑ "Government communicated with "Zero Dark Thirty" makers - Chicago Trib…". archive.ph. 2013-01-19. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2022-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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