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Nov 18, 2016 · IMDb page for the 2016 action drama film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novel by Ben Fountain. The film follows a young soldier who is celebrated as a hero after a battle in Iraq, but faces the contrast between reality and perception.
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- Action, Drama, Sport
- Ang Lee
- 2016-11-18
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a 2016 war drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by Jean-Christophe Castelli, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Ben Fountain. The film stars Joe Alwyn , Garrett Hedlund , Kristen Stewart , Vin Diesel , Steve Martin , and Chris Tucker .
A sharp satire, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is Fountain's first novel. It received highly positive reviews from critics and won several awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize.
- Ben Fountain
- 2012
Oct 27, 2016 · Sony Pictures Entertainment. 7.17M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.6K. 457K views 7 years ago #BillyLynn. From Academy Award-Winning Director Ang Lee comes “An Evolutionary Leap in Cinema.” #BillyLynn...
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- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Nineteen-year-old private Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn), along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory...
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- Ang Lee
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- Joe Alwyn
A soldier whose unit gained acclaim for their fearless actions comes home on leave from Iraq and wrestles with the events that led to his recent fame. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a searing and powerful novel that has cemented Ben Fountain’s reputation as one of the finest writers of his generation.