<P> The crew filmed at Navy training sites to provide realistic settings, such as a drug cartel base, a terrorist camp on an isolated island, and a smuggler's yacht . </P> <P> Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut used Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras with Zeiss ZE and Panavision Primo lenses . The cameras followed the SEALs' planned out missions in the film . Hurlbut used an 18mm Zeiss ZE mounted on the SEALs' helmets to capture their point of view . The 25mm Zeiss ZE was used to capture natural light coming through windows . The 21mm Zeiss ZE was used as a stake cam so a truck could drive over it . The Navy held final cut privileges in order to remove any frames to address security concerns and kept raw footage to use for real - life training and other purposes . </P> <P> Act of Valor was scheduled to be released on February 17, 2012 in the U.S. to coincide with Presidents' Day, but was pushed back to February 24, 2012 . The film was released in the UK and Ireland on March 23 as Act of Valour by Momentum Pictures . </P> <P> Act of Valor was released on Blu - ray Disc and DVD on June 5, 2012 with a rating of R . </P>

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