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Mood:
- EmotionalGloomySincereCaptivatingBleakContemplativeTouching
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Plot:
- SoldierDealing With DeathHuman NatureRedemptionFriendshipWartime LifeHopesMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaWar
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- USA
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedBerlin Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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The Messenger, 2009
English
USA
Profile of The Messenger
The Messenger can be described as emotional, gloomy, and sincere. The plot revolves around dealing with death, wartime life, and redemption. The main genre is drama. In approach, The Messenger is serious and realistic. It is located in the USA. It takes place in contemporary times. The Messenger has received attention for being a Berlin festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Messenger
An Iraq War veteran who just narrowly escaped death in combat struggles with his new post at the Casualty Notification Office while anticipating his upcoming discharge in this military drama starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. Will Montgomery (Foster) has spent his fair share of time in army hospitals, and with just three months to go before returning to civilian life, he discovers that his girlfriend back home (Malone) has decided to move on with her life. Crestfallen, Will discovers that his latest hope for a fresh start will be training to work for the Casualty Notification Office under the mentorship of senior officer Tony (Harrelson). As someone who had a close brush with death himself, Will isn't sure that he's the man to tell families that their own loved ones will never be coming home. Thankfully, in between his assignments, Tony offers a sympathetic ear and the two men form a bond that will ultimately help them to re-adjust to "normal" life. But once you've been in the thick of it, any true hope for a "normal" life after the military is just wishful thinking. Later, Will is drawn to the grieving widow (Morton) of a fallen soldier, a development that forces him to ponder the ethical dilemma of starting a relationship with a woman in such a vulnerable position.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 19 February 2010 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
Cast and Crew
as Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
as Kelly
as Colonel Stuart Dorsett
as Captain Tony Stone
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Users Reviews
"THE MESSENGER" is a good character study of two army men whose mission is to notify next of kin that a loved one had died in Iraq or Afghanistan. Both men have "issues." The older is career army, but hasn't really seen any active duty in war. The...
- 31.May.2010
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- by: Vic
- Vic rated this movie6/10Okay
