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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Synopsis
19-year-old Billy Lynn, an Army private infantryman recounts the final hours before he and his fellow soldiers return to Iraq.
Lynn, along with his 'Bravo' company, survived a harrowing Iraq battle which was covered by news cameras and instantly made them 'famous enough' to be brought home by the Defense Department for a promotional tour culminating in a spectacular halftime show at a Thanksgiving Day football game. The high-intensity media extravaganza summons memories of the trauma of losing Billy Lynn's beloved sergeant in a firefight.
Based on Ben Fountain's best-selling novel.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 110 mins
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Producer
- Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Ang Lee, Marc Platt, Tom Rothman, Rhodri Thomas
- Executive Producer
- Brian Bell
- Editor
- Tim Squyres
- Screenwriter
- Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Jean-Christophe Castelli (screenplay), Ben Fountain (novel)
- Director of Photography
- John Toll
- Production Designer
- Mark Friedberg
- Principal Cast
- Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Chris Tucker, Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th August 2016
