American Star is a 2024 thriller film about an assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, Spain, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. When the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple, now nothing is…
Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego (Apollo 18, The Hollow Point) from a screenplay written by Nacho Faerna (The Mother, Summer in the University). Produced by Michael Elliott, known for Catch Me Daddy (2014) and Jawbone (2017).
The movie stars Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods, John Wick franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Fanny Ardent (The Woman Next Door, Elizabeth), Nora Arnezeder (Faubourg 36, Safe House) and Thomas Kretschmann (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, King Kong II).
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Release:
In the US, American Star was released theatrically and on VOD on January 26, 2023. The movie will be released in UK cinemas and Digital Platforms (Curzon Home Cinema, Apple TV, Amazon, Sky Store, Virgin, YouTube, Rakuten, Microsoft) on February 23, 2024.
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