The Messenger
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The Messenger is a 2009 war drama film about U.S. Army casualty notification officers, co-written and directed by Oren Moverman and acclaimed for its powerful performances and sensitive treatment of grief and duty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Messenger canonical | 11 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bobby Bukowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriter |
Alessandro Camon
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Oren Moverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Oren Moverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Oscilloscope Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Alexander Hall
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Carol Littleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. Army casualty notification officers
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grief ⓘ military duty ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedPerson |
Alessandro Camon
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Oren Moverman NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful performances
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sensitive treatment of grief and duty ⓘ |
| portrays |
effects of war on soldiers
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military notification process to next of kin ⓘ |
| producer |
Lawrence Inglee
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Mark Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-01-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| reviewAggregationSite |
Metacritic
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Rotten Tomatoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Iraq War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Ben Foster
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Jena Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Buscemi NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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