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  1. Movie Info. Synopsis His tour of duty in Iraq finally over, Staff Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) returns home to Brazos, Texas, ready to re-enter civilian life. Unexpectedly, the Army invokes a...

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      Stop-Loss is a tough film to watch and one that raises...

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      His tour of duty in Iraq finally over, Staff Sgt. Brandon...

  2. 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.

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    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Kimberly Peirce
  3. 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.

    • (21K)
    • Drama, War
    • Kimberly Peirce
    • 2008-03-28
  4. Stop-Loss is a tough film to watch and one that raises issues of concern that travel far beyond the war-torn regions. But whether its message is accurately targeted is for the viewer to decide...

  5. Mar 28, 2008 · Overview. 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.

  6. Peirce takes on as her subject the military's stop-loss clause, essentially a back door draft by which the military can use fine print in recruits' contracts to prevent them from getting out once their time is up.

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  8. Being hailed as an anti-war/pro-soldier drama, “Stop-Loss” is both a powerful and harrowing film. Director Kimberly Pierce does an outstanding job at digging deep for the performances of a lifetime given by both Ryan Phillippe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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