An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War
Rating: 8.1/10 (410 votes)
Release Date: 19 January 2009
Country: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Company: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Director(s): Oren Moverman
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Producer(s):
Steffen Aumueller - executive producer
Gwen Bialic - line producer
Nathaniel Bolotin - executive producer
Benjamin Goldhirsh - producer
Mark Gordon - producer
Lawrence Inglee - producer
Christopher Mapp - executive producer
Zach Miller - producer
Shaun Redick - executive producer
Glenn M. Stewart - executive producer
Matthew Street - executive producer
David Whealy - executive producer
Bryan Zuriff - executive producer
Writer(s):
Alessandro Camon - (written by) &
Oren Moverman - (written by)
Cast:
Ben Foster - Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
Jena Malone - Kelly
Eamonn Walker - Colonel Stuart Dorsett
Woody Harrelson - Captain Tony Stone
Yaya DaCosta - Monica Washington
Portia - Mrs. Burrell
Lisa Joyce - Emily
Steve Buscemi - Dale Martin
Peter Francis James - Dr. Grosso
Samantha Morton - Olivia Pitterson
Music: Nathan Larson
Steffen Aumueller - executive producer
Gwen Bialic - line producer
Nathaniel Bolotin - executive producer
Benjamin Goldhirsh - producer
Mark Gordon - producer
Lawrence Inglee - producer
Christopher Mapp - executive producer
Zach Miller - producer
Shaun Redick - executive producer
Glenn M. Stewart - executive producer
Matthew Street - executive producer
David Whealy - executive producer
Bryan Zuriff - executive producer
Writer(s):
Alessandro Camon - (written by) &
Oren Moverman - (written by)
Cast:
Ben Foster - Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
Jena Malone - Kelly
Eamonn Walker - Colonel Stuart Dorsett
Woody Harrelson - Captain Tony Stone
Yaya DaCosta - Monica Washington
Portia - Mrs. Burrell
Lisa Joyce - Emily
Steve Buscemi - Dale Martin
Peter Francis James - Dr. Grosso
Samantha Morton - Olivia Pitterson
Music: Nathan Larson
Posted on: November 14, 2009
November 14th, 2009
Having seen it with a large group of friends, the consensus was, “Wewant to see it again.” Messenger is both playful and challenging in theway it moves back and forth in time and space. A key element in thefilm’s creation of an otherworldly atmosphere is the score – a hauntingsoundtrack that played in my head weeks after I saw the film. Despitethe fantasy elements, over-sized vermin, eroticism and insanity, thisis a film primarily about character. It is about longing, loss, and theneed to belong. See it with grown-up friends.
February 22nd, 2010
[...] much more for a director. In the case of Moverman, his film which he co-wrote and directed, “The Messenger” didn’t receive good feedback at the box office but with his feature now nominated for an Oscar [...]