The messenger

Moverman, Oren. (Added Author). Foster, Ben, 1980- (Added Author). Harrelson, Woody. (Added Author). Morton, Samantha. (Added Author). Malone, Jena, 1984- (Added Author). Buscemi, Steve, 1958- (Added Author). Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone and Steve Buscemi. (Cast).

Summary: "In his most powerful performance to date, 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<U+2019>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<U+2019>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."--AllianceFilms.com.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Publisher: Montréal : distributed in Canada by by Alliance Films, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: Notification: a documentary ; audio commentary with Oren Moverman, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, And Woody Harrelson ; Going home: reflections from the set ; Variety screening: Series Q&A with Oren Moverman, Woody Harrelson, Alessandro Camon, Lawrence Inglee, Ben Foster, and Bobby Bukowski ; The messenger: shooting script ; includes exclusive essay by Anthony Swofford. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 enhanced for 16x9 TVs. Bilingual packaging (English/French). "Two Academy Award nominations 2009: Best Supporting Actor Woody Harrelson, Best Original Screenplay"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller ; written by Alesandro Camon & Oren Moverman ; directed by Oren Moverman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone and Steve Buscemi.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Home use only.
Language Note:	Includes English (5.1 Dolby digital, 2.0 Dolby Surround) and French (5.1 Dolby digital) language tracks with optional English or French subtitles.
Awards Note:	Grand Prize: Deauville Film Festival 2009. Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Awards, 2010. Peace Film Award: Berlin Film Festival, 2009.