2009 · 113 min · Drama, Romance, War
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Directed by Oren Moverman. Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker and Samantha Morton.
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