How long is The Messenger (2009)?

The Messenger (2009) is 1 hr 41 min long.

Who is Will Montgomery in The Messenger (2009)?

Ben Foster plays Will Montgomery in the film.

The Messenger (2009)

Name: The Messenger (2009)
Genre: Art House/Foreign,Drama
Released: 2009-11-13
Duration: 101
Rating: 75

Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.

GENRE: Art House/Foreign, Drama
RELEASE DATE: Friday, Nov 13, 2009

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How long is The Messenger (2009)?: The Messenger (2009) is 1 hr 41 min long.

Who directed The Messenger (2009)?: Oren Moverman

Who is Will Montgomery in The Messenger (2009)?: Ben Foster plays Will Montgomery in the film.

What is The Messenger (2009) about?: Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.