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6.8Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Released: 2009-11-13113 minDir: Oren MovermanDrama, RomanceBudget: $6.5MBox office: $1.6M
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Cast
- Ben Foster as Will Montgomery
- Woody Harrelson as Tony Stone
- Jena Malone as Kelly
- Eamonn Walker as Stuart Dorsett
- Samantha Morton as Olivia Pitterson
- Steve Buscemi as Dale Martin
Themes
- bereavement
- wounded
- soldier
- iraq war
- casualty of war
- war widow
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Oren Moverman
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Oren Moverman
- Screenwriter
- Oren Moverman
- Composer
- Nathan Larson
- Producer
- Mark Gordon
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 173961
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.themessengermovie.com
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- publication date
- 2009-01-19
- title
- The Messenger
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- film editor
- Alexander Hall
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 77/100
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