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OSC-018
The Messenger
Dir. Oren Moverman

In theaters 11/13/09· DVD release date TBA

Cast · Credits · Press Downloads View Website

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

12/18/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Beverly Center
12/25/09 - Boston, MA - Coolidge Corner
12/25/09 - New York, NY - Cinema Village
01/15/10 - Pasadena, CA - Laemmle Playhouse
01/15/10 - Santa Monica, CA - Laemmle Monica
01/22/10 - Burlington, VT - Palace 9
01/22/10 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
01/22/10 - Little Rock, AR - Market St Cinema
01/22/10 - Tallahassee, FL - Regal Miracle
01/29/10 - Albany, NY - Spectrum
01/29/10 - Asheville, NC - Carolina 14
01/29/10 - Cary, NC - Regal Crossroads
01/29/10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Chelsea
01/29/10 - Durham, NC - Carolina
01/29/10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Las Olas
01/29/10 - Lincoln, NE - Mary Riepma Ross Media Center
01/29/10 - Orlando, FL - AMC Pleasure Island
01/29/10 - Raleigh, NC - Colony
01/29/10 - Yakima, WA - Yakima Cinema 10
02/04/10 - Kansas City, MO - Screenland Crown Center
02/05/10 - Cheektowaga, NY - Movieland
02/05/10 - Claremont, CA - Laemmle Claremont
02/05/10 - Dubuque, IA - Mindframe
02/05/10 - Encino, CA - Laemmle Town Center
02/05/10 - Ft. Collins, CO - Lyric
02/05/10 - Ft. Meyers, FL - AMC Merchants Crossing
02/05/10 - Grand Rapids, MI - UICA
02/05/10 - Hartford, CT - Palace
02/05/10 - Las Vegas, NV - Regal Village Square
02/05/10 - Memphis, TN - Stage Cinema
02/05/10 - Missoula, MT - Wilma
02/05/10 - Palm Desert, CA - Cinemas Palme d'or
02/05/10 - Plimoth, MA - Plimoth Cinema
02/05/10 - Spokane, WA - Magic Lantern
02/05/10 - Tampa, FL - AMC Veterans
02/05/10 - Washington, DC - Avalon
02/05/10 - West Palm, FL - AMC Indian River
02/05/10 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
02/12/10 - Chicago, IL - Gene Siskel Film Center
02/12/10 - Columbus, OH - Drexel East
02/12/10 - Fresno, CA - Fresno Filmworks
02/12/10 - Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo Film Society
02/12/10 - Madison, WI - Sundance Madison
02/12/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Landmark Downer
02/12/10 - Tacoma, WA - Grand
02/18/10 - Juneau, AK - Gold Town Nickelodeon
02/19/10 - Allentown, PA - 19th St
02/19/10 - Charleston, SC - Terrace
02/19/10 - Columbus, IN - Yes
02/19/10 - Madison, WI - Eastgate
02/19/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Ridge Cinema
02/19/10 - Port Townsend, WA - Rose Theater
02/19/10 - Princeton, NJ - Regal Market Fair
02/21/10 - Peekskill, NY - Paramount
02/22/10 - Bradford, PA - Bradford Cinema
02/24/10 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Cinema Paradiso
02/24/10 - Visalia, CA - Regal Visalia Stadium
02/26/10 - Des Moines, IA - Fleur
02/26/10 - Detroit, MI - Landmark Maple Art
02/26/10 - Gloucester, MA - Cape Ann Community Center
02/26/10 - Lake Worth, FL - Lake Worth Playhouse
02/26/10 - Miami Beach, FL - Miami Beach Cinematheque
02/26/10 - Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Mos-Art
02/26/10 - Wilmington, DE - Theatre N
03/05/10 - Bradenton, FL - Royal Palm
03/05/10 - Lewisburg, PA - Campus
03/06/10 - Bradenton, FL - Lakewood Ranch Cinema
03/08/10 - Placerville, CA - Regal Placerville Stadium
03/12/10 - St. Johnsbury, VT - Catamount Arts Centre
03/13/10 - Olympia, WA - Olympia Film Society
03/23/10 - Montpelier, VT - Savoy Theater
03/23/10 - Sonora, CA - Regal Sonora Stadium
04/07/10 - Hamilton, NY - Hamilton Theater
04/09/10 - Albuquerque, NM - Guild
05/12/10 - Winchester, VA - Magic Lantern
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
Press Downloads

Download The Messenger Press Packet [7.65 MB]
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