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   Dec 22, 2014 · In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair. In real life, her identity and current position were carefully hidden - until now.

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3. www.theguardian.com › world › 2022‘I don’t regret it’: ex-CIA agent who inspired Zero Dark ...

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   Apr 21, 2022 · In the 2012 Hollywood hit Zero Dark Thirty, a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a...

4. www.washingtonpost.com › world › national-securityIn ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ she’s the hero; in real life, CIA ...

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   At one point in the film, after a female colleague is killed in an attack on a CIA compound in Afghanistan, Maya describes her purpose in near-messianic terms: “I believe I was spared so I could...

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   Is Zero Dark Thirty based on a true story?

   • The Zero Dark Thirty main character is thought to be based on an amalgam of CIA operatives, including Scheuer, though she was not central in the quest to hunt down Bin Laden. The new unit was called Alec Station, headed by a CIA analyst named Michael Scheuer. She told Reuters she joined Alec Station in 1999, after Michael Scheuer had left as chief.

   ‘I don’t regret it’: ex-CIA agent who inspired Zero Dark Thirty defends

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   Who plays Maya Harris in Zero Dark Thirty?

   • In Zero Dark Thirty, Jessica Chastain plays Maya Harris as the CIA analyst in charge of the operation, and her single-minded pursuit of the terrorist causes more mental and emotional strain than she is initially prepared for. The dark places Maya's journey takes her provide the core of the story.

   Zero Dark Thirty's Title Meaning (& Real Life Reason) - Screen Rant

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   Who is 'Zero Dark Thirty's Maya?

   • The abrasive character of Zero Dark Thirty's Maya is also matched by that of her model, according to former colleagues who have sprung to the operative's defence. "She's an extraordinarily capable analyst," one told NBC.

   The true story of 'Maya', the CIA analyst who hunted down Osama bin L…

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   Why did Maya drop the ball in 'Zero Dark Thirty'?

   • "She dropped the ball when the CIA was given information that might very well have prevented the 9/11 attacks," wrote Jane Mayer, author of a definitive history of the agency's "enhanced interrogation" practices, in the New Yorker. Jessica Chastain as Maya in Zero Dark Thirty.

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   Jan 14, 2013 · Maya (Jessica Chastain) – “Jen” Stills from Zero Dark Thirty by Jonathan Olley / ©2012 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved. Silhouette of a woman by iStockphoto. Maya...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zero_Dark_ThirtyZero Dark Thirty - Wikipedia

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   Jessica Chastain stars as Maya, a fictional CIA intelligence analyst, with Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Reda Kateb, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini, Kyle Chandler, Stephen Dillane, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Fares Fares, Jennifer Ehle, John Barrowman, Mark Duplass, Harold Perrineau, and Frank Grillo in supporting roles.

   • Box office: $132.8 million
   • Music by: Alexandre Desplat

   • Budget: $40–52.5 million

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   Dec 20, 2014 · In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair. In real life, her identity and current position were carefully...

9. screenrant.com › zero-dark-thirty-meaning-timeZero Dark Thirty's Title Meaning (& Real Life Reason)

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   Dec 20, 2022 · In Zero Dark Thirty, Jessica Chastain plays Maya Harris as the CIA analyst in charge of the operation, and her single-minded pursuit of the terrorist causes more mental and emotional strain than she is initially prepared for. The dark places Maya's journey takes her provide the core of the story.