The incredible movie that tells the story of love, loss, family, loyalty and war. Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin, a veteran of the French and Indian War and a widower with seven children, who lives in South Carolina in 1776. He wants to live peacefully on his farm, and he wants nothing to do with the war against Great Britain, but when South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, his son Gabriel immediately signs up to fight, without his father's permission. Four years later, Charleston falls to the British and a wounded Gabriel returns home, but British Dragoons, led by Colonel William Tavington, arrive and capture him. They want to hang him as a spy, but his younger brother Thomas tries to help, and Tavington kills him and burns their farm. Martin will change his mind, becoming the leader of the Colonial Militia, protecting his family and seeking revenge against those who murdered his son.