The School Duel

Genre: #thriller #drama

 

Production status: Completed

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Director: Todd Wiseman Jr.

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Cast: Kue Lawrence, Michael Sean Tighe, Oscar Nunez, Christina Brucato, Jamad Mays

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Producers: Christa Boarini, Bryan Gaynor, Bobby Marinelli

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Writer: Todd Wiseman Jr.

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Synopsis:

In this dystopian thriller set in near-future Florida, Sammy (Kue Lawrence), a tormented

13-year-old, is recruited to participate in a deadly, statewide competition known as

“The School Duel.”

 

The contested event is the government’s solution to curbing school shootings in the wake

of gun control being abolished. An outcast, attracted by the promise of notoriety and

acceptance, and guided by a sense of righteousness and misguided patriotism, Sammy

secretly enlists against his mother’s (Christina Brucato) wishes.

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As he takes the battlefield, Sammy slowly starts to understand what is at stake.

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