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The Messenger is a 2009 American film directed by Oren Moverman, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alessandro Camon. The cast features Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, and Samantha Morton. Produced by Mark Gordon, the movie was filmed in New Jersey and released in the United States. It is distributed by Oscilloscope and Netflix, with availability in video on demand format. The production budget was $6,500,000, while the revenue reached $1,595,417.
The film is categorized as a romance, drama, and war film, with keywords including bereavement, wounded soldier, and Iraq War casualty. Its tagline is "The Scars of War Will Last Forever." The runtime is 113 minutes, and the original language is English. Nathan Larson composed the music, and Alexander Hall served as the film editor. The work has been assessed under the Bechdel test.
Critical reception includes a review score of 90%, 7.5/10, and 77/100. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. A copy is held in the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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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.
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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