Killing Time: 'Zero Dark Thirty''s Theatre of Cruelty

Nicholas Godfrey looks at Kathryn Bigelow's controversial film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, focusing on its politics regarding torture and gender, and how its narrative reflects historical fact.

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Film as Text, CIA, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jessica Chastain, war, military, Special Ops