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Stop-Loss
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Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his loving family, and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with Brandon in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, under a measure called "Stop Loss," the Army indefinitely extends Brandon's enlistment and forces him back to Iraq. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love, and the value of honor.
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Ryan Phillippe (left) and Channing Tatum in "Stop-Loss" as soldiers returning to civilian life, for a time, after their tour of duty in Iraq.
Stop-Loss
By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic
Posted 03/27/2008
It's been nearly a decade since Kimberly Peirce made the Oscar-winning Boys Don't Cry. Her newest film, which she cowrote and directed, might well carry the same title. It is about boys, fierce and fervent, who have enlisted to fight in Iraq. They don't cry. They joke, rage, seethe, shoot, sustain injury and complete tours of duty - only to be redeployed again. » Read more
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Detour of duty
By GARY THOMPSON, thompsg@phillynews.com 215-854-5992
Posted 03/28/2008
THE HOLLYWOOD-Goes-to-Iraq movie has turned into something of a box office ghetto, but "Stop-Loss" may be able to break out. » Read more
Video: Stop-Loss
MPAA rating:
R
for graphic violence and pervasive language
Cast:
Timothy Olyphant; Ryan Phillippe; Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Connett Brewer; Matthew Scott Wilcox; Rob Brown; Josef Sommer; Terry Quay; Victor Rasuk; Channing Tatum
Directed by:
Kimberly Peirce
On the web:
 
Stop-Loss Official Site
Genre:
Drama
Running time:
01:53
Release date:
2008
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