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Mar 28, 2008 · Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Drama, War. R. 1h 52m. By A.O. Scott. March 28, 2008. “Stop-Loss,” Kimberly Peirce’s long-awaited follow-up to “Boys Don’t Cry,” arrives in theaters in the wake of...
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Mar 28, 2008 · So, as we said, stop-loss is the focus of a new movie out today called just that, "Stop Loss." And we heard an explanation of the real-life implications of this policy on U.S. troops.
Stop-Loss: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum. A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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A soldier returns home to Texas from Iraq but is then recalled with the "stop-loss" procedure, the controversial statute now used by the U.S. Defense Dept. to extend soldiers' combat time. The soldier refuses to return to battle.
For those of us who remain at a loss to cope with the thought of over 4,000 soldiers now killed in Iraq and thousands more innocent Iraqis, "Stop Loss" is a reminder of the tremendous and heartbreaking humanity behind the war in Iraq.
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army. Cast. Crew. Details.
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Mar 28, 2008 · Stop-Loss is a 2008 American war drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as young soldiers whose experience in the Iraq War leaves them psychologically shattered.
