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Directed by | |||
| Kathryn Bigelow | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Mark Boal | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Kathryn Bigelow | .... | producer | |
| Mark Boal | .... | producer | |
| Nicolas Chartier | .... | producer | |
| Jenn Lee | .... | associate producer | |
| Tony Mark | .... | executive producer | |
| Donall McCusker | .... | co-producer | |
| Jack Schuster | .... | associate producer | |
| Greg Shapiro | .... | producer | |
| Kirk Shaw | .... | associate producer: Canada | |
Original Music by | |||
| Marco Beltrami | |||
| Buck Sanders | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Barry Ackroyd | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chris Innis | |||
| Bob Murawski | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mark Bennett | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Karl Júlíusson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Bryan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Amin Charif El Masri | (as Ameen Al-Masri) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| George L. Little | (as George Little) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Yelka Gutierrez | .... | assistant hair designer | |
| Yelka Gutierrez | .... | assistant makeup designer | |
| Dana Hamel | .... | key makeup artist: Canada (as Dana Michelle Hamel) | |
| Daniel Parker | .... | hair designer | |
| Daniel Parker | .... | makeup designer | |
| Robin Pritchard | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Elizabeth Rapley | .... | assistant hair designer | |
| Elizabeth Rapley | .... | assistant makeup designer | |
| Janice Rhodes | .... | key hair stylist: Canada | |
| Farah Jadaane | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ashley Bell | .... | third assistant director: Canada | |
| Dale Bredeson | .... | trainee assistant director: Canada | |
| Lee Cleary | .... | first assistant director: Canada | |
| Michelle Fitzpatrick | .... | second assistant director: Canada | |
| Nicolas Duchemin Harvard | .... | second assistant director (as Nick Harvard) | |
| Yanal Kassay | .... | second assistant director (as Yanal Barakat) | |
| David Ticotin | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Rime Al-Jabr | .... | assistant scenic painter (as Rime Al-Jaber) | |
| Asad | .... | set dresser | |
| David Inkster | .... | property master: Canada | |
| Sana'a Jaber | .... | stand-by assistant art director | |
| Paul Joyal | .... | production designer: Canada | |
| Karim Kheir | .... | assistant property master | |
| Marwan Kheir | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Mike Malik | .... | property master | |
| Ibrahim Nadeer | .... | assistant art director (as Nadeer Ibrahim) | |
| Ian Nothnagel | .... | set decorator: Canada | |
| Gary Thomas | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Spencer West | .... | on-set dresser: Canada | |
| Zacharia | .... | set dresser | |
| Samir Zaidan | .... | key scenic painter | |
| Faris Ziyoud | .... | stand-by props | |
| Nasser Zoubi | .... | stand-by props | |
| Ben Krakowsky | .... | assistant property master: Canada (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ray Beckett | .... | sound mixer | |
| Andrew Bonica | .... | adr recordist | |
| Simon Bysshe | .... | boom operator | |
| Richard C. Franklin | .... | sound effects editor (as Rick Franklin) | |
| Jamie Hardt | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Kimberly Harris | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ryan Juggler | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Michael Kaz | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Paul N.J. Ottosson | .... | sound designer | |
| Paul N.J. Ottosson | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Sanacore | .... | foley editor | |
| Craig Stauffer | .... | sound mixer: Canada | |
| Robert Troy | .... | adr editor | |
| Robert Troy | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Alex Ullrich | .... | foley editor | |
| Juniper Watters | .... | boom operator: Canada | |
| Bernard Weiser | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Alan Freedman | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| Judah Getz | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| Chris M. Jacobson | .... | sound effects pre-dub mixer (uncredited) | |
| Jussi Tegelman | .... | dialogue pre-dub (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Helmi Anadeen | .... | special effects technician: Jordan | |
| Blair Foord | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Ernst Gschwind | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Rafiq Kamhawi | .... | special effects purchaser | |
| Colonel Kurdi | .... | IED advisor: Jordan (as Mohammad Al Kurdi) | |
| Ernst Lanninger | .... | special effects technician (as Ernst Lanninjer) | |
| Wolf Steiling | .... | special effects technician | |
| Richard Stutsman | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| R. Edward Black | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Michael Boggs | .... | scanning supervisor: Company 3 | |
| David Camarena | .... | I/O data manager | |
| Michael Coronado | .... | digital dirt remover: Company 3 | |
| Changsoo Eun | .... | cg artist | |
| Mitch Gates | .... | cgi supervisor | |
| Tom Kendall | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Dan Lopez | .... | cg artist | |
| Kurt McKeever | .... | cg artist | |
| Gavin Miljkovich | .... | visual effects artist | |
| David Neuberger | .... | visual effects artist (as Dave Neuberger) | |
| Alex Romano | .... | visual effects artist: Company 3 | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | visual effects executive producer: Company 3 | |
| Doug Spilatro | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Rodrigo Washington | .... | CG artist | |
| Rodrigo Washington | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Benjamin H. Bernard | .... | visual effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Bob Minshall | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Isaac Hamon | .... | stunt performer | |
| Tony Marsh | .... | stunt performer (as Antonio Marsh) | |
| Barrie Rice | .... | stunt co-coordinator | |
| Robert Young | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Adel Akkad | .... | casting assisstant: Jordan | |
| Lara Atalla | .... | casting: Jordan | |
| Laura Toplass | .... | casting: Canada (as Laura Brooke Toplass) | |
| George Naouri | .... | casting assisstant: Jordan (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Abed Al Fatah Rayan | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Melissa Binder | .... | costume ager | |
| Melissa Binder | .... | key textile artist/dyer | |
| Phaedra Dahdaleh | .... | on-set costumer | |
| Rick de Souza | .... | set costumer | |
| Karma Hijjawi | .... | costume assistant | |
| Karma Hijjawi | .... | costume buyer | |
| Daniel J. Lester | .... | assistant costume designer (as Daniel Lester-Hanadi) | |
| Mohamed Mahseeri | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Moira Anne Meyer | .... | costume supervisor (as Moira Meyer) | |
| Vicky Mulholland | .... | costume designer: Canada | |
| Fadi Omeish | .... | on-set costumer | |
| Sara Rakhshandeh | .... | set costume supervisor (as Sara Rakhshandef) | |
| Cathy Darby | .... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) | |
| Hanadi Khurma | .... | costume assistant (uncredited) | |
| Kai Siperko | .... | costume truck supervisor (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| J. Cody Baker | .... | digital intermediate assistant (as James Cody Baker) | |
| Gilbert Carreras | .... | color timer | |
| Mike Chiado | .... | digital intermediate technologist | |
| Rupert Lloyd | .... | post production assistant | |
| Bruce Lomet | .... | digital intermediate head of production: Company 3 | |
| Jerimiah Morey | .... | digital intermediate assistant (as Jeremiah Morey) | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist: Company 3 | |
| Erik Rogers | .... | digital intermediate producer: Company 3 | |
| Alex Romano | .... | on-line editor | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3 | |
| Nick Timms | .... | technical operator: Company 3 | |
| Ian Turpen | .... | digital intermediate scanner: Company 3 | |
| Sean Valla | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jamie Payne | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
| Nuala Sheridan | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Yorgos Adamis | .... | musician: voice and ethnic instruments | |
| John Bissell | .... | music supervisor | |
| Sarah Ferguson | .... | music coordinator | |
| Endre Granat | .... | musician: violin | |
| Karen Han | .... | soloist: erhu | |
| John Kurlander | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Julie Pearce | .... | music editor | |
| Victor Pesavento | .... | music preparation | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Buck Sanders | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Andrew Shulman | .... | musician: cello | |
| Michael Valerio | .... | musician: bass (as Mike Valerio) | |
| William Boston | .... | additional orchestrations (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Dean Fitzpatrick | .... | transportation coordinator: Canada | |
| Mahdi Nawafleh | .... | transportation manager | |
Other crew | |||
| Marwan Abadi | .... | military liaison: Jordan | |
| Ali Al Khalaileh | .... | location assistant | |
| Bader Alami | .... | production assistant | |
| Yousef Abed Alnabi | .... | technical consultant | |
| Ashraf Asa'ad | .... | second unit coordinator | |
| Ahmad Atawneh | .... | production assistant | |
| Karen Austin | .... | production accountant: Canada | |
| Andrea Ball | .... | assistant to Mr. Chartier | |
| Christopher Stetson Boal | .... | electronic press kit (as Chris Boal) | |
| Joe Cappelletti | .... | adr voice director | |
| Doran Chandler | .... | legal counsel: Roberts & Stahl, Canada | |
| John Charles | .... | software manager: Sony DAC | |
| Deborah J. Chesebro | .... | production accountant (as Debbie Chesebro) | |
| James Clifford | .... | military advisor (as CSM James Clifford USA/EOD Retired) | |
| Imad Dadudi | .... | travel coordinator | |
| Zeid Darwazeh | .... | production runner | |
| Christian de Gallegos | .... | international distribution | |
| Amer Dweik | .... | epk assistant (as Amer Al Dweik) | |
| Ziad Faraj | .... | production runner | |
| Erik Feig | .... | production executive | |
| David Fencl | .... | weapons specialist | |
| Micah Gardener | .... | production coordinator: Canada | |
| Bassel Ghandour | .... | production assistant | |
| Theresa Guntli | .... | production assistant | |
| Omar Habibb | .... | assistant: Mr. Boal | |
| Kayed Haitham | .... | assistant location manager (as Haitham Kayed) | |
| K.K. Hareb | .... | weapons assistant (as Khalil Harb) | |
| Breanne Hartley | .... | business affairs manager | |
| Breanne Hartley | .... | business affairs: Canada | |
| Majd Hijjawi | .... | production secretary | |
| Mark D. Houston | .... | first assistant accountant (as Mark Houston) | |
| Darren Howard | .... | security captain: Canada | |
| Setenay Ishak | .... | extras coordinator | |
| Mohamed Jawad | .... | production assistant | |
| Fuad Khalil | .... | production consultant | |
| Aslaug Konradsdottir | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jamie Lake | .... | location manager: Canada | |
| Jackie Lee | .... | vice president of feature sales: Company 3 | |
| Sharif Majali | .... | location manager | |
| Issa Matalka | .... | publicist: Jordan | |
| Shannon McA'Nulty | .... | business affairs: Canada | |
| Jim McKeown | .... | production coordinator: Canada | |
| David Morris | .... | runner: UK | |
| Moh'd Nawafleh | .... | location assistant (as Mohamed 'Gaba' Nawafleh) | |
| Ana Oparnica | .... | script supervisor: Canada (as Ana Sebal) | |
| Debbie Petersen | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Raya Qaraein | .... | production assistant | |
| Nin Rai | .... | caterer: Triffles, Canada | |
| Barrie Rice | .... | security | |
| Barrie Rice | .... | technical consultant | |
| Fadi Saraf | .... | craft service | |
| Lara Sawalha | .... | assistant: Mr. Mark | |
| Omar Sawalha | .... | production assistant | |
| Issa Sawaqed | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Rodolfo Scali | .... | craft service: Canada | |
| Rodolfo Scali | .... | first aid: Canada | |
| Michael Schaefer | .... | production executive | |
| J.R. Scott | .... | assistant: Ms. Bigelow (as John R. Scott) | |
| Yahia Shaheen | .... | production assistant (as Yahya Shaheen) | |
| Adam M. Stone | .... | product placement coordinator: Stone Management | |
| Cat Stone | .... | product placement coordinator: Stone Management | |
| Chris Surber | .... | robot technician | |
| Campbell Sweeny | .... | location scout: Canada | |
| Leah Tanafranca | .... | payroll accountant: Canada | |
| Charles Taylor | .... | military equipment | |
| Ben Thomas | .... | technical consultant | |
| Matt Thompson | .... | additional voices (as Matthew Thompson) | |
| Matt Thompson | .... | technical consultant (as Matthew Thompson) | |
| Lilian Umurungi | .... | business affairs assistant | |
| Fawaz Zoubi | .... | location manager | |
| Tarek Al-Jundi | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Gilbert Carreras | .... | laboratory timer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Farias | .... | assistant location manager (uncredited) | |
| Yasmine Hanani | .... | additional voices (uncredited) | |
| Bader Helal | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
| Sam Sako | .... | adr loop group (uncredited) | |
| Robert Troy | .... | combined continuity script: JR Media Services (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Abdullah II King Of Jordan | .... | special thanks (as His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan) | |
| Princess Rym Al Ali | .... | special thanks (as Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Al Ali) | |
| Prince Ali Al Hussein | .... | special thanks (as His Royal Highness Prince Ali Al Hussein) | |
| Bonnie Bernstein | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Paul C. Cabellon | .... | special thanks | |
| Timoor Ghazi Daghistani | .... | special thanks (as His Excellency Ambassador Timoor Ghazi Daghistani) | |
| George David | .... | special thanks | |
| Nadine DeBarros | .... | special thanks | |
| John K. Duncan | .... | special thanks | |
| John Earey | .... | special thanks | |
| Kool Marder | .... | special thanks | |
| Prince Hussein Nasser Mirza | .... | special thanks (as His Royal Highness Prince Hussein Nasser Mirza) | |
| Robert Offer | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Elizabeth Rial | .... | thanks | |
| Feisal Sadoun | .... | special thanks | |
| Fadi Saraf | .... | special thanks | |
| Meghan Silverman | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jason Spire | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Don Steele | .... | special thanks | |
| Nader Tarawneh | .... | special thanks | |
| Sally Willcox | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
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This is a different kind of war movie for a different kind of war that ultimately fails in the same ways the war fails - in that it lacks a singular focus, it has no direction or goal, and the purpose is not clear. It's not a bad movie, I just couldn't find anything to connect to or engage with - and when a moment would arise in which I thought that thing to connect to was coming... it didn't.
The film drags along at a snail's pace at times, which works for some scenes, such as a great scene wherein the main characters are pinned down for several hours by insurgents in the middle of the desert - but mostly the slowness just feels slow. There is no real story here, yet it isn't just a docudrama, either. It doesn't seem to know what kind of a movie it is, or from which characters' view point it is being told. In my opinion the story that it started to tell (and would have made it a much more interesting film) was of the drug-like addictive nature of high risk behavior, and how people who engage in that sort of thing in war will return to civilian life only to find other dangerous, high risk behavior to engage in... which is not dissimilar thematically to another of director Kathryn Bigelow's films, "Point Break". Alas, it seemed as if she forgot about that angle halfway thru the film. The worst part of the film is the ending, which after 125 minutes of slow pacing suddenly races past what should have and could have given the film its purpose.
If I had seen this film back when it first came out, I think I would have said, "OK. A well-acted, decent film despite its problems." The thought that this film would be nominated for and would win so many major awards, including being the front runner for any Oscar whatsoever -- would not have even crossed my mind, and it is mindboggling to me now that that is the case.