South
Carolina- 1776.
A
former hero of the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) has
renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. Although once a wily,
efficient and ferocious soldier, he marries a fine woman who bears him seven children
and, under her influence, trades his violent past for a peaceful future on his
sprawling plantation.
But
rebellion is brewing. Another conflict, this time with England, is inevitable.
A
dedicated family man, Martin is not anxious to return to battle. Recently
widowed, he has different goals now. He is the sole caretaker of his brood, and
the horrors of past combat haunt him still. "If you're asking whether I'm willing to go to
war with England, the answer is no. I've been to war, and I have no desire to
do so again," says
Martin in an emotional address to the Charleston Assembly. "I have seven children. Mv wife is
dead. Who's to care for them if I go to war?"
Benjamin's
eldest son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), harbors no such doubts. The radical
speeches, pamphlets and newsletters that begin in the cities and pews and
traverse the colonies make an impression on the young man. War is corning, and
the cause, he feels, is just. In defiance of his father, Gabriel joins the
fight.
Benjamin
Martin is conflicted- as stalwart as he is in his opposition to the war, he
believes in the cause. Then the British, led by the cruel Colonel Tavington
(Jason Isaacs), arrive at his doorstep and endanger the one thing he holds most
dear- his family. With his South Carolina household threatened, Martin agrees
to take up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son and lead a brave rebel
Militia into battle against a relentless and overwhelming English army.
In
the process, this reluctant hero discovers that the only way to protect his
family is to fight for a young nation's freedom
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