The messenger

Resource Information

The work The messenger represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Morton Public Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The messenger

Statement of responsibility

Oscilloscope laboratories & Omnilab Media Group present ; in association with Sherezade Film Development Co., Ltd. and BZ Entertainment ; a Mark Gordon Company/Good Worldwide production ; directed by Oren Moverman ; written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman ; produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller ; executive producers, Ben Goldhirsh, Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street, David Whealy, Glenn M. Stewart, Steffen Aumuller, Claus Clausen, Bryan Zuriff, Shaun Redick

Creator

• Messenger (Motion picture : 2009)

Contributor

• Zuriff, Bryan
• BZ Entertainment (Firm)
• Good Worldwide (Firm)
• Mark Gordon Company
• Omnilab Media (Firm)
• Oscilloscope Pictures
• Sherezade Film Development Company
• Aumuller, Steffen
• Beatrice, Stephen
• Bialic, Gwen
• Bukowski, Bobby
• Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
• Camon, Alessandro
• Clausen, Claus
• Foster, Ben, 1980-
• George, Catherine
• Goldhirsh, Benjamin
• Gordon, Mark, 1956-
• Hall, Alex, (Film editor)
• Harrelson, Woody
• Inglee, Lawrence
• Larson, Nathan, 1970-
• Malone, Jena, 1984-
• Mapp, Christopher
• Miller, Zach
• Morton, Samantha
• Moverman, Oren
• Redick, Shaun
• Stewart, Glenn M.
• Street, Matthew
• Walker, Eamonn
• Whealy, David

Actor

• Buscemi, Steve, 1957-
• Malone, Jena, 1984-
• Foster, Ben, 1980-
• Morton, Samantha
• Harrelson, Woody
• Walker, Eamonn

Composer

• Larson, Nathan, 1970-

Costume designer

• George, Catherine

Director

• Moverman, Oren

Film distributor

• Oscilloscope Pictures

Presenter

• Omnilab Media (Firm)
• Oscilloscope Pictures

Producer

• Goldhirsh, Benjamin
• Gordon, Mark, 1956-
• Inglee, Lawrence
• Mapp, Christopher
• Miller, Zach
• Redick, Shaun
• Stewart, Glenn M.
• Street, Matthew
• Whealy, David
• Zuriff, Bryan
• Aumuller, Steffen
• Bialic, Gwen
• Clausen, Claus

Production company

• Good Worldwide (Firm)
• Mark Gordon Company

Production designer

• Beatrice, Stephen

Screenwriter

• Moverman, Oren
• Camon, Alessandro

Subject

• Iraq
• War films
• Veterans
• War widows
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• 2003-2011
• Man-woman relationships
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Veterans -- Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Feature films
• Veterans -- United States -- Drama
• Drama
• War widows -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• United States
• Fiction films
• Iraq War (2003-2011)
• Feature films

Genre

• War films
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Drama
• DVD-Video discs

Language

eng

Summary

Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier

Awards note

Two academy award nominations 2009, Best supporting actor Woody Harrelson ; Best original screenplay ; Grand prize Deauville film festival 2009 ; Best supporting actor Independent Spirit awards 2010 ; Winner Peace Film award Berlin Film Festival 2009.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Alex Hall ; music, Nathan Larson ; production designer, Stephen Beatrice ; costume designer, Catherine George ; co-producer, Gwen Bialic

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: R; for language and some sexual content/nudity

Language note

In English, with optional subtitles in English

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.M477 2010

PerformerNote

Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi, Eamonn Walker

Runtime

112

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action