The Messenger (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Oren Moverman |
| Produced by |
Mark Gordon Lawrence Inglee Zach Miller |
| Written by |
Alessandro Camon Oren Moverman |
| Starring |
Ben Foster Woody Harrelson Samantha Morton Jena Malone |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Edited by | Alexander Hall |
| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
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113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Box office | $1,521,261 |
The Messenger is a 2009 war drama film starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Steve Buscemi, and Jena Malone. It is the directorial debut of Oren Moverman, who also wrote the screenplay with Alessandro Camon.
The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was in competition at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and the Berlinale Peace Film Award '09. The film received first prize for the 2009 Deauville American Film Festival. The film has also received four Independent Spirit Award nominations (including one win), a Golden Globe nomination, and two Academy Award nominations.
Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), a lone rebellious U.S. Army staff sergeant and declared war hero, has returned home from Iraq, and since he served enough war time, he is assigned as a casualty notification officer. Montgomery is partnered with a strict recovering alcoholic, Captain Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton), now a single mother, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
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