The Messenger
2009, Film, 113 min, Drama, Romance, War, English, United States, MoviePedia score 73
The Scars of War Will Last Forever.
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Directed by Oren Moverman
Cast
- Ben Foster as Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
- Samantha Morton as Olivia Pitterson
- Woody Harrelson as Captain Tony Stone
- Jena Malone as Kelly
- Eamonn Walker as Colonel Stuart Dorsett
- Yaya DaCosta as Monica Washington
- Portia as Mrs. Burrell
- Lisa Joyce as Emily
- Steve Buscemi as Dale Martin
- Peter Francis James as Dr. Grosso
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