Zero Dark Thirty

Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal follow their Oscar-winning collaboration, The Hurt Locker, with the story of the hunt for 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty focuses on Maya (Jessica Chastain), a CIA agent whose only objective is to track down Osama bin Laden. As the story follows Maya through interrogations and the male-dominated boardrooms of Washington, D.C., the film breaks down the lengthy investigation into the gritty—and gory—details. “Director Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden.” (Los Angeles Times)