Stop Loss (film)

StopLoss is a 2008 American wardrama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish and Joseph GordonLevitt as young soldiers whose experience in the Iraq War leaves them psychologically shattered. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films. While it garnered mixed to positive reviews, it earned less than half of itsmillion production budget at the box office. The title refers to the U.S. governments controversial stoploss policy, which allows the government to extend the term of duty of soldiers who have already served their contracted number of tours of duty in combat.

As the firefight ensues, a rocket propelled grenade RPG is discharged, destroying one of the Humvees, killing two soldiers inside. Shortly after, another RPG is discharged, exploding an Iraqi vehicle. Squad member PFC Tommy Burgess Joseph GordonLevitt is unfortunately near the vehicle when the RPG is discharged but another soldier, Pvt. Rico Rodriguez, dives on Burgess and saves him. This is at the expense of severely wounding Pvt. Rodriguez. Shortly after, fellow squad member Paul Preacher Colston, a close friend of Tommy, is shot in the neck and jaw in front of Tommy, and is killed instantly.Later, when Staff Sergeant King enters a house to help injured longtime friend and squad member Sgt. Steve Shriver Channing Tatum, he discovers that he had accidentally killed several Iraqi civilians by throwing a grenade to kill an insurgent in a room, unaware of any civilians present in the area. Brandon is visibly shocked and the ambush ends with three soldiers killed. ........

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