Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 11/27/09 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity Running Time 1 hour 35 minutes Genre Drama Director Oren Moverman Writer Oren Moverman, Alessandro Camon Cast Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker Studio Oscilloscope |
THE MESSENGER (2009)
SYNOPSIS
Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon,
THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about
a returned war hero making his first steps toward a
normal life.
In his first leading role, Foster stars as Will
Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned
home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s
Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow
officer Tony Stone (Harrelson) to bear the bad news to
the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the
challenge of completing his mission while seeking to
find comfort and healing back on the home front. When
he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Morton), to whom he
has just delivered the news of her husband's death,
Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the
film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving
and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster,
Harrelson and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut
by Moverman, THE MESSENGER brings us into the inner
lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their
fragility with compassion and dignity. --© Oscilloscope
Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon,
THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about
a returned war hero making his first steps toward a
normal life.
In his first leading role, Foster stars as Will
Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned
home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s
Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow
officer Tony Stone (Harrelson) to bear the bad news to
the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the
challenge of completing his mission while seeking to
find comfort and healing back on the home front. When
he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Morton), to whom he
has just delivered the news of her husband's death,
Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the
film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving
and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster,
Harrelson and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut
by Moverman, THE MESSENGER brings us into the inner
lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their
fragility with compassion and dignity. --© Oscilloscope
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