Fiction

THE MESSENGER

Oren Moverman
USA 2009
105 min
V'09

With three months left in the service, Will has spent a good deal of time in army hospitals, healing scars from his time in Iraq. To make things worse, the girl he left behind has moved on with her life. Ironically, his chance at a fresh start lies in working shoulder to shoulder with Tony, a senior officer who teaches him the ropes of his new post with the Casualty Notification Office. Will, who narrowly escaped death, must now break the news about those who didn't. Between assignments, these two soldiers form a unique bond that helps them in their struggle to get back to \"normal\" life, fully knowing nothing that will ever really be normal again.
Proving himself a cinematic craftsman, director Oren Moverman deliberately has not made a political film. The Messenger isn't even about the military at its core; it's about people choosing to live life and finding the light and humor at the end of the tunnel. (Sundance Film Festival)

Credits
  • Ben Foster - Will Montgomery
  • Woody Harrelson - Captain Tony Stone
  • Samantha Morton - Olivia Pitterson
  • Jena Malone - Kelly
  • Steve Buscemi - Dale Martin
  • Oren Moverman
  • Alessandro Camon
  • Bobby Bukowski
  • Leslie Shatz
  • Javier Bennassar
  • Alex Hall
  • Nathan Larson
  • Steven Beatrice
  • Catherine George
All the Kings Horses Mark Gordon Company, The Ominlab Reason Pictures, Sherazade Film Development

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