PBS NewsHour

'Zero Dark Thirty' Catches Criticism Over Torture Depictions

Clip: 01/10/2013 | 12m 30s

A new film by director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal is supposedly based on first-person accounts of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, causing questions from lawmakers about classified information and depictions of torture. Jeffrey Brown discusses the film with The New Yorker's Jane Mayer and the Atlantic's Mark Bowden.

Aired: 01/10/13 | Rating: NR

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