Movie
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-11-10
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bona Film Group, The Ink Factory, Marc Platt Productions, Studio 8, TriStar Pictures, Film4 Productions, LStar Capital, Haishang Films, Sony Pictures Releasing
- Country
- China, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joe Alwyn as Billy Lynn
- Kristen Stewart as Kathryn Lynn
- Chris Tucker as Albert
- Garrett Hedlund as David Dime
- Makenzie Leigh as Faison
- Vin Diesel as Shroom
- Steve Martin as Norm Oglesby
- Stro as Lodis (as Brian 'Astro' Bradley)
- Arturo Castro as Marcellino 'Mango' Montoya
- Ismael Cruz Cordova as Sgt. Holliday
- Barney Harris as Sykes
- Beau Knapp as Crack
Crew
- Ang Lee - Director
- Jean-Christophe Castelli - Screenplay
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