'' Zero Dark Thirty '' is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal . The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks . This search leads to the discovery of his compound in Pakistan and the military raid that resulted in bin Laden 's death on May 2 , 2011
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Zero Dark Thirty