The Messenger

A soldier returns from the Iraq War and is assigned to work as a casualty notification officer, where he learns of the importance of his job and forms a complicated relationship with a grieving widow. The Messenger is a 2009 American English-language Drama Romance movie featuring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Yaya Dacosta and Francine Bianco Tax. The Messenger was Produced by Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee and Zach Miller. The Messenger is written by Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman and it is directed by Oren Moverman. Oscilloscope Laboratories acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Messenger was released on 4th December 2009 and takes a screen time of 113 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The Messenger was made on a budget of $6 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Cinematography was done by Bobby Bukowski and editing by Alexander Hall. The music was composed by Nathan Larson. At the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival It won an award for Best Screenplay.