Mark Boal
Mark Boal
Mark Boalis an American journalist, screenwriter and film producer. Before he became a prominent figure of cinema, Boal worked as a journalist for such publications as Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which Boal also co-wrote...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
jobs war eye
I had an eye-opening experience in Baghdad at the end of 2004 and I thought that the story of these guys who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world would be an interesting way to look at the war in a broader sense.
dream wildest-dreams honestly
So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.
war thinking way
I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.