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The messenger [videorecording] / Oscilloscope Laboratores & Omnilab Media Group present ; in association with Sherezade Film Development Co., Ltd. and BZ Entertainment ; a Mark Gordon Company/Good Worldwide production ; produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller ; written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman ; directed by Oren Moverman.

Buscemi, Steve, 1958- (Added Author). Camon, Alessandro. (Added Author). Foster, Ben, 1980- (Added Author). Harrelson, Woody. (Added Author). Malone, Jena, 1984- (Added Author). Morton, Samantha. (Added Author). Moverman, Oren. (Added Author). Omnilab Media (Firm) (Added Author). Oscilloscope Pictures. (Added Author). Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Special features: Notification (documentary); audio commentary with Oren Moverman, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Woody Harrelson; Going Home: Reflections from the set; Variety screening series Q&A; The Messenger shooting script; exclusive essay by Anthony Swofford.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Nathan Larson, original music ; Alex Hall, editor ; Bobby Bukowski, director of photography.
Participant or Performer Note:
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA Rating: R; for language and some sexual content/nudity.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and stereo.
Language Note:
In English, with optional subtitles in English.

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Subject:
Iraq War, 2003- > Veterans > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Veterans > Drama.
War widows > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.

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  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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