Academy Award winner Ang Lee (2012, Best Director, Life Of Pi ) brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel.
The story is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing battle in Iraq and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through a sequence of flashbacks the truth about what really a happened is revealed contrasting the realities of the war with Americas distorted perceptions of heroism.
Co-starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, with Vin Diesel, and Steve Martin.
Reviews
“Director Ang Lee returns with an earthy, timely contemplation about the war in Iraq, homeland apathy, virgin soldiers, heroism and first love. It's a wart-ridden drama with moments of piercing honesty that strike at the heart of a conflicted America.” – 3AW
“Lee's use of High Frame Rate technology becomes a literal window into Billy Lynn's head. We're not supposed to feel comfortable.” – MTV
""Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" casts a hard, mournful gaze at the indignities that its soldiers are made to suffer, from the lingering after-effects of PTSD to the self-serving pageantry that awaits them back home." – L.A Times