Blood Star (2024)

Directed by

Lawrence Jacomelli

Genre

horror film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

18

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman drives through a remote desert town. A psychopathic sheriff uses his badge to hunt her for his own violent pleasure. She must fight to survive.

tensesuspensefulbleakrelentlessgrittyharrowingclaustrophobic

What happens

Blood Star is a 2024 American horror thriller film directed by Lawrence Jacomelli in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Victoria Taylor and George Kelly, based on the short story Don’t Look Back. Produced by Jacomelli, Taylor and Zaina Taibi, the film stars John Schwab, Britni Camacho, Sydney Brumfield, Travis Lincoln Cox, Felix Merback, Brandon Brown and Wyomi Reed. Shot in and around Palmdale, California, Blood Star follows a woman's fight for survival against a psychopathic small-town sheriff who exploits his badge to feed his violent impulses. The film premiered at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 2024, and had its US premiere at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in February 2025. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2024, by Plaion, and was produced by Beast Productions, Fastback Films, and Beast Los Angeles. The film has also been selected for screening at various film festivals across Europe which include Grimmfest, Splat, Terror Molins, Fantasy Filmfest and the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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