Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow: Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

A decade-long CIA manhunt for Osama bin Laden drives Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow's tense procedural thriller opening our Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow series. Jessica Chastain stars as Maya, an intelligence analyst whose obsessive pursuit tracks through interrogations, dead ends and painstaking detective work, culminating in a nerve-shredding 35-minute recreation of the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad. Reuniting Bigelow with her Hurt Locker collaborator, writer Mark Boal, the film sparked a genuine national conversation about the CIA's use of torture after 9/11, earning five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, with Chastain picking up an Oscar nod and a Golden Globe win for her performance. Rolling Stone called it the knockout punch of the movie season, while The New York Times named it the most important American fiction film about September 11th. Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow: Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Thursday, August 6 | Doors: 6PM | Film: 8PM | TicTic, Phnom Penh Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.