The Slaughter Rule

"...a rich and complicated tale of compassion..." -Dennis Lim, The Village Voice

The Slaughter Rule is a rich, intense portrait of a young football player facing losses, on the field and off. Roy Chutney is a defeated football hero whose only chance of saving his dignity is "the slaughter rule," a forced end to the game before the point of humiliation. Roy is lost in a world without rules, until a renegade coach and a new romance give him the strength for one last play.