The Messenger

"The dead have come calling."

Sep 25 2015 N/A 1h 41m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. Unwillingly becoming embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah, to whom he’s desperate to say one last goodbye, Jack finds himself getting closer to Sarah, obsessed with passing on Mark’s message. Discovering hidden secrets and lies finally pushes the fragile Jack over the edge but there is hope when his estranged sister, Emma, gets in touch. Jack starts to remember the past they shared together and as the memories come flooding back, he confronts the truth about the death of his father.

Plot

We all want to believe in life after death and imagine loved ones looking over us, feel their presence in a draft of air, or the faint essence of a familiar smell. It's what we crave, knowing they wait for us. But Jack isn't waiting - they won't leave him alone. Some might call Jack a troubled soul, at odds with the world, unable to conform. If you saw him in the pub - disheveled and drunk, talking to himself - you'd stay well away, think he was disturbed somehow, crazy. But Jack has a sharp mind and a razor wit. It's not that he doesn't want to live a normal life, he can't. They won't let him.

Written by

Andrew Kirk

Directed by

David Blair

Cast

Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Gateway Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Messenger (2015) Official Trailer HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,310
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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