Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
To walk the path of a hero, you have to see how it all began.
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A sobering examination of the gap between war's brutal reality and America's sanitized heroic narrative, centered on a young soldier's fractured psyche and alienation.
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
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