The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a United States Army EOD team in Iraq.
The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The screenplay was written by Mark Boal. Mark Boal was a freelance writer. This freelance writer was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a United States Army EOD team in Iraq.