The messenger

Resource Information

The work The messenger represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. 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

• Miller, Zach
• Morton, Samantha
• Moverman, Oren
• Redick, Shaun
• Stewart, Glenn M.
• Street, Matthew
• Walker, Eamonn
• Whealy, David
• Zuriff, Bryan
• Omnilab Media (Firm)
• Mark Gordon Company
• Oscilloscope Pictures
• Sherezade Film Development Company
• Aumuller, Steffen
• Good Worldwide (Firm)
• Beatrice, Stephen
• Bialic, Gwen
• Bukowski, Bobby
• BZ Entertainment (Firm)
• 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

Actor

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

Composer

• Larson, Nathan, 1970-

Costume designer

• George, Catherine

Director

• Moverman, Oren

Film distributor

• Oscilloscope Pictures

Presenter

• Oscilloscope Pictures
• Omnilab Media (Firm)

Producer

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

Production company

• Mark Gordon Company
• Good Worldwide (Firm)

Production designer

• Beatrice, Stephen

Screenwriter

• Camon, Alessandro
• Moverman, Oren

Subject

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

Genre

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

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

Intended audience

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

Language note

In English, with optional subtitles in English

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

112

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action