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The messenger

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Publisher:
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon, THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about a returned war hero making his first steps toward a normal life. In his first leading role, Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who 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 (Harrelson) 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 (Morton), 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. Featuring tour-de-force performances from Foster, Harrelson and Morton, and a brilliant directorial debut by Moverman, THE MESSENGER brings us into the inner lives of these outwardly steely heroes to reveal their fragility with compassion and dignity.
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Camon, Alessandro
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Malone, Jena, 1984-
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Drama
Feature films
Feature films -- United States
Fiction films
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Veterans -- Drama
Man-woman relationships -- Drama
Military films
Motion pictures
Romance films
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Veterans -- Drama
Video recordings
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Widows -- Drama
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The messenger
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The Messenger
The messenger / a Mark Gordon Company/Good Worldwide production ; directed by Oren Moverman ; written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman ; produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
The messenger [videorecording] / Omnilab Media Group presents ; in association with Sherezade Film Development Co., Ltd. and BZ Entertainment ; a Mark Gordon Company/Good Worldwide production ; directed by Oren Moverman ; written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman ; produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
The messenger [videorecording] / produced by Benjamin Goldhirsh ... [and others] ; written by Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman ; directed by Oren Moverman
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
Man-woman relationships
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Soldiers
Veterans
War widows
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