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The Messenger
2009
U.S. Army Officer Will Montgomery 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 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone |
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| Director | Oren Moverman |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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The Messenger
U.S. Army Officer Will Montgomery 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 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, 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.
| Starring | Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Peter Friedman, Gaius Charles, Halley Feiffer, Merritt Wever, Jeremy Strong |
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| Director | Oren Moverman |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 17 Oct 2011 Blu-ray: 17 Oct 2011 |
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A film about delivering the message of bereavement is at times uncomfortable viewing, but the performances and direction result in something special. read more »
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Not available - but ok to buy from amazon..
how come not uo for rent - that is the second this session - my first time back since Amazon is plastered everywhere.. boo
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Sounds interesting, I would like ot watch it. But since Amazon owns Love Film; hardly surprising that so many films, this included are not available to rent, ... read more »
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Very good performances from the cast. It is a different genre of war film and I really enjoyed it. It's atmospheric and realistic and heart warming. Shame ... read more »
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Morton refused to rehearse emotional Messenger scene
- WENN Newsdesk
- 27 May 2011
Samantha Morton refused to rehearse an emotional scene for The Messenger so she could portray her "real reaction" to the plotline during filming. Morton plays a woman whose soldier husband dies in combat and one scene shows her character being told the tragic news. The 34 year old admits she did little preparation for the shoot, as she wanted to convey her natural emotions - and she hopes it gave the war movie more authenticity. She tells Total Film magazine, "I didn't talk to any war widows... Read more
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An Iraq War veteran who just narrowly escaped death in combat struggles with his new post at the Casualty Notification Office while anticipating his upcoming discharge in this military drama starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. Will Montgomery (Foster) has spent ...
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The Messenger
U.S. Army Officer Will Montgomery 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 to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while ...
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