
Thank You for Your Service(2017)
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.


“To walk the path of a hero, you have to see how it all began.”
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.

Joe Alwyn
Billy Lynn

Kristen Stewart
Kathryn Lynn

Chris Tucker
Albert

Garrett Hedlund
David Dime

Makenzie Leigh
Faison

Vin Diesel
Shroom

Steve Martin
Norm Oglesby

Stro
Lodis (as Brian 'Astro' Bradley)

Arturo Castro
Marcellino 'Mango' Montoya

Ismael Cruz Cordova
Sgt. Holliday
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a drama, war film released in 2016 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), based on novel or book, war veteran, american football, thanksgiving, cheerleader. Directed by Ang Lee, it stars Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker. 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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