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Cinematography:
Eric Alan EdwardsCast:
Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, Eddie Spears, Kelly Lynch, Amy Adams, Tim Boggs, Noah Watts, Geraldine Keams, Chris Offutt, Alison Tatlock, David CalePlots(1)
THE SLAUGHTER RULE tells the story of a young man's conversion to manhood during one bleak Montana winter. Roy Chutney (Ryan Gosling), a high school student living in an isolated small town, finds out just days after his father's death that he has been cut from the football team. Thrown into a whirlwind of confusion, Roy is befriended by local outcast Gideon (David Morse), who recruits him to be the quarterback for his outsider "six-man" squad. A conflicted man with a shady past, Gideon is at turns overly compassionate and violently angry. The attention he shows Roy initially comforts the conflicted teenager, but as stories leak out about Gideon's past, Roy begins to question his true motives. At the same time, Roy finds himself falling in love with Skyla (Clea Duvall), a mature local who senses something genuine in Roy. Eventually, the pressure of these adult relationships takes its toll on the youngster, challenging him in ways he has never been challenged before. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ryan Gosling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522611_06738c.jpg)
Ryan Gosling
Canada
Best movies:
The Notebook (2004)
Drive (2011)
Remember the Titans (2000)
![David Morse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267644_6cfbdb.jpg)
David Morse
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
12 Monkeys (1995)
The Rock (1996)
![Clea DuVall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/104/166104365_890c2d.jpg)
Clea DuVall
USA
Best movies:
21 Grams (2003)
Zodiac (2007)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
![Eddie Spears](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334317_bced82.jpg)
Eddie Spears
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
White Fang (2018)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV movie)
![Kelly Lynch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/084/166084124_1498c3.jpg)
Kelly Lynch
USA
Best movies:
The Jacket (2005)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Amy Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/003/165003682_10adfb.jpg)
Amy Adams
Italy
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Arrival (2016)
The Fighter (2010)
Tim Boggs
USA
Best movies:
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
![Noah Watts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/518/518002_7704a9.jpg)
Noah Watts
Best movies:
Skins (2002)
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
![Geraldine Keams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/562/161562130_bd8009.jpg)
Geraldine Keams
USA
Best movies:
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
DreamKeeper (2003)
Comanche Moon (2008) (series)
Chris Offutt
USA
Best movies:
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Alison Tatlock
Best movies:
Secretary (2002)
The Slaughter Rule (2002)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
David Cale
Best movies:
Radio Days (1987)
Pollock (2000)
Illuminata (1998)