Blood Star
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Directed by | Lawrence Jacomelli |
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Cinematography | Pascal Combes-Knoke |
Edited by | Ross Evison |
Music by | Felix Lindsell-Hales |
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Distributed by | Plaion (UK) Meteor (Germany) Swift (France) |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Blood Star is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed and produced by Lawrence Jacomelli (in his directorial debut) from a script he wrote with Victoria Hinks Taylor and George Kelly and based on the short story, "Don't Look Back". The film stars John Schwab, Britni Camacho (in her feature film debut), Wyomi Reed, Felix Merback, Sydney Brumfield, Brandon Brown, Joseph Lopez, Eliot and Travis Lincoln Cox.
Blood Star premiered at NIFFF in Switzerland on July 9th 2024 and was released in the UK on October, 7th 2024 by Plaion. It was produced by Beast Productions, Fastback Films and Beast Los Angeles.
Plot
[edit]A young woman traveling across the New Mexico desert becomes the obsession of a deranged local sheriff, who sees his authority as a free pass to exploit defenseless victims. To stay alive, she must rely on her streetwise instincts.
Cast
[edit]- Britni Camacho as Bobbi Torres
- John Schwab as Sheriff Bilstein
- Sydney Brumfield as Amy
- Brandon Brown as Truck Driver
- Felix Merback as Blake
- Wyomi Reed as the First Victim
- Joseph Lopez as the Diner Boss
- Eliot as Chuck
- Travis Lincoln Cox as Ed
Critical response
[edit]Phil Hoad, writing for The Guardian, explained that "Jacomelli has an undeniable eye for compacting a pulpy morass into snappy imagery, such as a closeup of the sheriff's loathsome kisser as he chomps chicken wings, or the neat transition between scattered scrapyard cars and a box of hijacked mobile phones."[1] Tim Molloy from MovieMaker said that the film is "a genre film that finds time for unforgettable Tarantinoesque moments, including one in which we watch the sheriff just eat chicken"[2]
Starburst editor Martin Unsworth noted the film "takes a few different paths and keeps the viewer's interest throughout, and boasts some interesting curveballs and a genuine shock moment"[3] Prairie Miller of WBAI opined that "although torture and mayhem lace this thriller, there is likewise however ferocious, food for thought along the way."[4] Albert Nowicki of His Name is Death praised Blood Star for its "feverish atmosphere", and called it "a solid thriller about the abuse of power and hatred towards women." He noted that the film's chase and escape sequences were "filmed with finesse, energy, and imagination."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hoad, Phil (2024-10-01). "Blood Star review – young tearaway fights for survival in cat-and-mouse thriller". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "In Blood Star, Grindhouse Meets Arthouse on Desert Roads". MovieMaker. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Blood Star". Starburst. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Miller, Prairie (September 18, 2024). "Blood Star Review: Low Wage Police State Is The New Noir". WBAI. Pacifica Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Na celowniku szaleńca – 'Krwawa odznaka' (2024)". His Name is Death. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Blood Star at IMDb
- 2024 films
- 2024 action thriller films
- 2024 crime thriller films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- 2024 horror films
- 2024 independent films
- 2024 psychological thriller films
- 2020s action horror films
- 2020s chase films
- 2020s horror thriller films
- 2020s police films
- 2020s psychological horror films
- 2020s road movies
- 2020s serial killer films
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- American action thriller films
- American chase films
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- American independent films
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- American psychological horror films
- American psychological thriller films
- American road movies
- American serial killer films
- American survival films
- British action horror films
- British action thriller films
- British chase films
- British crime thriller films
- British films about revenge
- British horror thriller films
- British independent films
- British police films
- British psychological horror films
- British psychological thriller films
- British road movies
- British serial killer films
- British survival films
- Crime horror films
- English-language action horror films
- English-language action thriller films
- English-language crime thriller films
- English-language independent films
- Films about kidnapping in the United States
- Films about misogyny
- Films about murder
- Films about murderers
- Films about police corruption
- Films about rape in the United States
- Films about violence against women
- Films set in deserts
- Films set in New Mexico
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