Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson in THE MESSENGER Trailer
Directed by Oren Moverman, and written by Moverman and Alessandro Camon, The Messenger stars Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Jena Malone.
The film chronicles the emotional struggles of an American soldier after he becomes involved with the widow of a fallen officer.
The Messenger won both the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival,
The Messenger opens in the US on November 13, 2009.
by Edwige Andersson | October 8, 2009
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Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster in THE MESSENGER Photos
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster in The Messenger (top); filmmaker Oren Moverman (bottom)
In Oren Moverman’s The Messenger, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer recently returned home from Iraq. Once on American soil, Montgomery is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service, where he is partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bring the bad news to the families of dead soldiers. Eventually, Will finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband’s death.
The Messenger won the Silver Bear for best screenplay (Moverman and Alessandro Camon) and the Peace Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
The Messenger opens in the US on Nov. 13.
Photos: Oscilloscope [...]
by Deborah Arthur | September 18, 2009
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Tags: Alessandro Camon, Ben Foster, Oren Moverman, Photos, Samantha Morton, The Messenger, Woody Harrelson
