In the movie, The Patriot, a 2000 American epic historical fiction war film, set up in rural South Carolina. Martin and Gabriel split up because they had different opinions on joining the war against the British. Benjamin Martin fought in the French-Indian War. He was haunted by his past and wanted nothing to do with the war as he wanted to live peacefully on his small plantation, His son, Gabriel wants to fight with Great Britain and he enlists in the newly formed Continental Army without his father permission.
