Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden, leader of terrorist network Al-Qaeda, after the September 11 attacks. This search leads to the discovery of his compound in Pakistan and the military raid where bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011. Jessica Chastain stars as Maya, a fictional CIA intelligence analyst, with Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Reda Kateb, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini, Kyle Chandler, Stephen Dillane, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Fares Fares, Jennifer Ehle, John Barrowman, Mark Duplass, Harold Perrineau, and Frank Grillo in supporting roles. It was produced by Boal, Bigelow, and Megan Ellison, and independently financed by Ellison's Annapurna Pictures. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2012, and had its wide release on January 11, 2013.
| Director | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Produced by | Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison |
| Writer(s) | Mark Boal |
| Starring | Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Greig Fraser |
| Edited by | Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg |
| Production, company | Columbia Pictures, First Light Productions, Annapurna Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing, (North America and Japan), Panorama Media, (International) |
| Released | December 10, 2012 (Los Angeles), December 19, 2012 (United States) |
| Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $132.8 million |
| Netflix ID | 70251669 |
About Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow-directed film about one woman's dogged quest to find Osama bin Laden. It appeared on 95 critics' top ten lists of 2012.
Achievement of Zero Dark Thirty
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. It shared the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing with Skyfall. Jessica Chastain won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.
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