Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)
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Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that dramatizes the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden following the September 11 attacks.
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| Zero Dark Thirty | 35 |
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| Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film) canonical | 1 |
| film "Zero Dark Thirty" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film) Context triple: [Jennifer Ehle, notableWork, Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film)]
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Body of Lies
Body of Lies is a 2008 espionage thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, following a CIA operative’s complex mission to track down a terrorist leader in the Middle East.
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B.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
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Syriana
"Syriana" is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film that interweaves multiple storylines to explore the complexities of the global oil industry, U.S. foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics.
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Citizenfour
Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film by Laura Poitras that chronicles Edward Snowden’s revelations about global mass surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency.
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E.
Argo
Argo is a 2012 political thriller film directed by Ben Affleck that dramatizes a covert operation to rescue American hostages from Iran during the 1979–1981 crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film) Target entity description: Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that dramatizes the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden following the September 11 attacks.
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A.
Body of Lies
Body of Lies is a 2008 espionage thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, following a CIA operative’s complex mission to track down a terrorist leader in the Middle East.
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B.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
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C.
Syriana
"Syriana" is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film that interweaves multiple storylines to explore the complexities of the global oil industry, U.S. foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics.
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D.
Citizenfour
Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film by Laura Poitras that chronicles Edward Snowden’s revelations about global mass surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency.
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E.
Argo
Argo is a 2012 political thriller film directed by Ben Affleck that dramatizes a covert operation to rescue American hostages from Iran during the 1979–1981 crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Real events of the Osama bin Laden manhunt ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Greig Fraser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Kathryn Bigelow ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Columbia Pictures
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Sony Pictures Releasing ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Dylan Tichenor
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William Goldenberg ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | realist style ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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thriller ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
counterterrorism
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intelligence gathering ⓘ moral ambiguity in warfare ⓘ national security ⓘ torture and interrogation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Maya ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
killing of Osama bin Laden
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surface form:
Hunt for Osama bin Laden
September 11 attacks aftermath ⓘ Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on terror
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| musicBy | Alexandre Desplat ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
CIA intelligence operations
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Operation Neptune Spear ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological investigation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over portrayal of torture and intelligence
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depiction of enhanced interrogation techniques ⓘ |
| portrays | Osama bin Laden manhunt ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
killing of Osama bin Laden
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surface form:
Killing of Osama bin Laden
Operation in Abbottabad ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Navy SEALs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy SEALs
al-Qaeda ⓘ |
| producer |
Kathryn Bigelow
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Mark Boal ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Annapurna Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mark Boal ⓘ |
| setInEvent | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Post-9/11 era ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Afghanistan
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CIA black sites ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Military term for 00:30 hours (half past midnight) ⓘ |
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Subject: Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film) Description of subject: Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that dramatizes the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden following the September 11 attacks.
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