The Messenger
“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.
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Cast
24 people
Ben Foster
Will Montgomery
Known for
Pandorum
Warcraft
Woody Harrelson
Tony Stone
Known for
Now You See Me
Zombieland
Jena Malone
Kelly
Known for
Donnie Darko
Into the Wild
Eamonn Walker
Stuart Dorsett
Known for
Chicago Fire
Oz
Samantha Morton
Olivia Pitterson
Known for
The Walking Dead
Minority Report
Steve Buscemi
Dale Martin
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Dale Soules
Cashier
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Stevie Ray Dallimore
Kelly's Father
Known for
Need for Speed
Banshee
Michael Chernus
Alan
Known for
Severance
Captain Phillips
Yaya DaCosta
Monica Washington
Known for
Chicago Med
The Nice Guys
Marceline Hugot
Mrs. Flanigan
Known for
Godless
The Leftovers
Lindsay Michelle Nader
Claire
Also in
Whatever Works
Just Wright
Oren Moverman Director · Alessandro Camon Writer Nathan Larson Composer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $6.5M · United States release November 13, 2009
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,595,417
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Oscilloscope
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2009
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · November 13, 2009
Limited theatrical
Austria
October 23, 2009 · Digital
Belgium
November 13, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Canada
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
May 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
France
July 6, 2012 · Digital · VOD
July 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Germany
February 9, 2009 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 17, 2011 · Digital
Italy
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 9, 2013 · Digital
Portugal
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
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