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 Peirces first film since the Academy
Award®-winning Boys Dont Cry, is a topical and emotionally
penetrating drama examining a government policy that has affected the
lives of more than 80,000 of Americas 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 whats 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.