Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 03/28/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for graphic violence and pervasive language Running Time 1 hour 58 minutes Genre Drama Director Kimberly Peirce Writer Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce Cast Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciar�n Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown Studio Paramount Pictures |
STOP - LOSS (2008)
SYNOPSIS
STOP-LOSS Policy – The retention of soldiers in
the service beyond their expected term. Using a
loophole in soldiers’ military contracts to prohibit
servicemen and women from retiring once their
required term of service is complete. Also widely
known as a “Back Door Draft.” “Stop-Loss,”
director Kimberly Peirce’s first film since the
Academy Award®-winning “Boys Don’t Cry,” is a
topical and emotionally penetrating drama
examining a government policy that has affected
the lives of more than 80,000 of America’s brave
men and women in uniform. The enforcement of
the Stop-Loss policy makes each of them walk the
fine line between doing their duty and doing what’s
right. Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) fought for
America. He fought for freedom. He fought for his
family. He gave everything and then he came home
to begin his life anew. But now they want more.
They want him back. --© Paramount
STOP-LOSS Policy – The retention of soldiers in
the service beyond their expected term. Using a
loophole in soldiers’ military contracts to prohibit
servicemen and women from retiring once their
required term of service is complete. Also widely
known as a “Back Door Draft.” “Stop-Loss,”
director Kimberly Peirce’s first film since the
Academy Award®-winning “Boys Don’t Cry,” is a
topical and emotionally penetrating drama
examining a government policy that has affected
the lives of more than 80,000 of America’s brave
men and women in uniform. The enforcement of
the Stop-Loss policy makes each of them walk the
fine line between doing their duty and doing what’s
right. Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) fought for
America. He fought for freedom. He fought for his
family. He gave everything and then he came home
to begin his life anew. But now they want more.
They want him back. --© Paramount
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