The Messenger is a 2009 war drama film starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. It is the directorial debut of Oren Moverman, who also wrote the screenplay with Alessandro Camon. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was in competition at Berlin International Film Festival 2009 where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and the Berlinale Peace Film Award '09. The film received first prize for the 2009 Deauville American Film Festival. The film has also received four Independent Spirit Award nominations , a Golden Globe... nomination, and two Academy Award nominations. Will Montgomery , a lone rebellious U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and declared war hero, has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with a strict recovering alcoholic, Captain Tony Stone , to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers and spend time with him off protocol. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson , now a single mother, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
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| Release date: | January 19, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Oren Moverman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 105 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller, Mark Gordon |
| Editor: | Alexander Hall |
| Music by: | Nathan Larson |
| Cinematography: | Bobby Bukowski |
| Screenplay by: | Oren Moverman, Alessandro Camon |
| Estimated budget: | $6,500,000 |