Is Zero Dark Thirty based on a true story?

Yet there is one wartime movie I find a need to watch every once in a while: “Zero Dark Thirty,” a fictionalized portrayal of the CIA agent bent on tracking down bin Laden, and the Navy SEAL team which executed the raid into the compound and killed him. Like I said, I’m not a true wartime movie aficionado.

What is the meaning of Zero Dark Thirty?

Zero Dark Thirty is military slang, used across the services, by British and American soldiers, to describe a time after darkness has fallen. Zero Dark Thirty is night-time.

Where was Osama killed?

Abbottabad, Pakistan
Osama bin Laden/Place of death

Is Zero Dark Thirty a true story?

Revealed: the true story of ‘Maya’, the CIA analyst who hunted down Osama bin Laden. Real-life model for character in Zero Dark Thirty accused of series of bungles and being an apologist for torture. Jessica Chastain as Maya in Zero Dark Thirty Photo: Jonathan Olley /Universal.

Was there a real Maya in Zero Dark Thirty?

While there may not have been one “Maya,” the Zero Dark Thirty’s other main female character, Jessica, is based on a real person: Jennifer Matthews. Matthews was the chief of the Camp Chapman Base in Afghanistan’s Khost Province when she was killed by a suicide bombing at the base.

Who are the people in Zero Dark Thirty?

The makers of Zero Dark Thirty used the real name of Adm. Bill McRaven, played by Christopher Stanley (left), but an alias for the CIA officer who helped track Osama bin Laden, played by Jessica Chastain.

What does Zero Dark Thirty actually mean?

“Zero Dark Thirty” is military slang for an unspecified time in the early hours of the morning before dawn. The relevance of this term to the film is that the raid on Osama bin Laden’s quarters was executed between midnight and 2 AM on May 2nd, 2011.