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The Messenger(Movie, 2009)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Genre: Drama
The MessengerRating: 3.4/5 (with 177177 votes)
The Messenger is a 2009 war drama film starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Steve Buscemi, and Jena Malone. It is the directorial debut of Oren Moverman, who also wrote the screenplay with Alessandro Camon. The film follows a pair of United States Army casualty notification officers and the effects of their difficult work on their personal lives and each other. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was in competition at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and the Berlinale Peace Film Award '09. The film received first prize for the 2009 Deauville American Film Festival. The film has also received four Independent Spirit Award nominations (including one win), a Golden Globe nomination, and two... ()
Movie poster of The Messenger

Where to watch The Messenger (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Messenger" is currently available on 1 providers. The Messenger can be streamed free of charge on VIDEOBUSTER.de (as part of a subscription), can be rented on VIDEOBUSTER.de (SD/HD/4K) and The Messenger can also be purchased at VIDEOBUSTER.de (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for The Messenger

Grand Prix du Festival De Deauville National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The Messenger

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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The Messenger - Trailer(Trailer, 2:17)

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Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: New Jersey
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/04/2010 (World premiere: 11/13/2009)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Mensageiro"
"A harcmező hírnökei"
"Oltre le regole"
"O Mensageiro"
Budget: 6,500,000 USD
Revenue: 1,595,417 USD (= 25%)

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