The Messenger is a psychological thriller starring Robert Sheehan (Skins), Lily Cole (Snow White and The Huntsman) and Joely Richardson (Nip – Tuck, Event Horizon). Sheehan plays Jack, who believes himself to be a messenger for the dead. He sees the recently deceased who appear to hound him to give their bereaved family a message from the grave, usually at their own funerals.
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