Having already lost one military son to a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, a U.S. Army Ranger who now runs a machine shop learns that his second son is being deployed, so he uses an old Civil War-era rule which allows him to serve in his son’s place.
GENRE: Military Drama
FORMAT: Feature length
AWARDS: 2019 ScreenCraft drama quarter-finalist, 2019 Shore Scripts semi-finalist, September 2019 Talentville Gold Medal. Received a recommend with a score of 81.5 out of 10 from Specscout.
IN HIS STEAD contains scenes of intense action and some considerable suspense, much high drama and other forms of dramatic excitement. There are a number of emotional beats throughout including those associated with familial love and caring, and those related to the consequences of losing a loved one in a war.
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