The School Duel

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