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The Messenger (2009)

Film · 2009 · 113 min · R · Drama · Romance · War

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

Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Samantha Morton, Steve Buscemi, Dale Soules, Stevie Ray Dallimore

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In cinemas13 November 2009
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First release anywhere13 November 2009

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