Based on a true story, the film marks Bigelow’s third feature collaboration with screenwriter Mark Boal, following their work together on The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty.
Bigelow received massive amounts of critical acclaim for Zero Dark Thirty, but hasn’t released a feature film since.
When people talk about some of the best directors working in the entertainment industry nowadays, Kathryn Bigelow usually sits somewhere near the top of that list.
It’s not hard to see why either, following her critically-acclaimed, award-winning work on war dramas like The Hurt Locker or timeless, beloved action flicks like Point Break.