Following its debut at Sundance 2009 and an award-winning performance at the Berlinale, Oren Moverman's The Messenger opens in limited release to American audiences this Friday. The film stars Ben Foster (in his first starring role) as Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery, who, along with Captain Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), is part of the US Casualty Reporting Service.
Throughout the film, Montgomery and Stone develop a friendship that should help them both stay apart from the families they interact with and prevent them from letting their jobs go to their heads. Samantha Morton plays Kelly, the wife of a fallen soldier.
Source: IndieWire