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OSC-018
The Messenger
Dir. Oren Moverman

In theaters 11/13/09 · On DVD 05/18/10

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2 ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATIONS:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - WOODY HARRELSON
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - OREN MOVERMAN & ALESSANDRO CAMON
Synopsis

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.
Cast

Will Montgomery Ben Foster
Anthony 'Tony' Stone Woody Harrelson
Olivia Pitterson Samantha Morton
Kelly Jena Malone
Colonel Stuart Dorsett Eamonn Walker
Uncredited Steve Buscemi
Credits

Directed by Oren Moverman
Written by Alessandro Camon &
Oren Moverman
Produced by Benjamin Goldhirsh
Mark Gordon
Lawrence Inglee
Zach Miller
Cinematography by Bobby Bukowski
Edited by Alexander Hall
Original Music Nathan Larson
DVD Features

Audio commentary with director Oren Moverman, producer Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Woody Harrelson

NOTIFICATION: A documentary about US Army Casualty Notification Officers and the families of falled soldiers by Joe Kelly and John Vernon

GOING HOME: Reflections from the set

Variety Screening Series Q&A with Oren Moverman, Woody Harrelson, Alessandro Camon, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Bobby Bukowski

THE MESSENGER shooting script

An exclusive essay by Anthony Swofford
Press Downloads

Download The Messenger Press Packet [7.65 MB]
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