Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a 2016 war drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores the psychological impact of the Iraq War on a young soldier during a celebratory NFL halftime show.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
war drama film
aspectRatio 1.85:1
authorOfSourceWork Ben Fountain
basedOn Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (novel)
castMember Chris Tucker
Garrett Hedlund
Joe Alwyn
Kristen Stewart
Makenzie Leigh
Steve Martin
Vin Diesel
cinematographer John Toll
composer Jeff Danna
Mychael Danna
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Ang Lee
distributor Sony Pictures Releasing
TriStar Pictures
editor Tim Squyres
filmingLocation Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia
frameRate 120 frames per second (selected formats)
genre drama film
war film
language English
mainCharacter Billy Lynn
narrativeFocus homecoming of Iraq War veterans
media spectacle of war
psychological impact of war on soldiers
notableFor use of high frame rate cinematography
portrayedBy Joe Alwyn
producer Ang Lee
Marc Platt
productionCompany Bona Film Group
Studio 8
TriStar Pictures
publicationTypeOfSourceWork novel
publicationYearOfSourceWork 2012
releaseYear 2016
runtime approximately 113 minutes
screenwriter Jean-Christophe Castelli
setting Dallas, Texas
Iraq War
NFL Thanksgiving Day football game
theme disconnect between civilians and soldiers
patriotism and commercialization
trauma and memory

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Ang Lee notableWork Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ang Lee directed Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Tim Squyres editedFilm Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk basedOn Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (novel)
Marc Platt Productions notableWork Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
John Toll notableWork Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk