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American Carnage Movie Storyline. After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility’s supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.
American Carnage is an American horror thriller film directed by Diego Hallivis and starring Jenna Ortega, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Allen Maldonado, Eric Dane, Brett Cullen, Jorge Diaz, Yumarie Morales, Bella Ortiz, Catherine McCafferty, Andrew Kaempfer ünd Paloma Bloyd. The screenplay was written by Diego Hallivis and Julio Hallivis. The film was released on July 15, 2022 by Saban Films.
Film Review for American Carnage
Writer-director Diego Hallivis and his writer-producer brother Julio bring a fair amount of nuance to their horror satire “American Carnage.” They’ve taken a broad and hooky premise and populated it with well-developed characters, brought to life by a talented young cast. And unlike some filmmakers tackling hot-button political issues, the Hallivis brothers don’t treat their heroes as rhetorical pawns, deployed strategically to win an argument. They ground the movie’s amped-up sense of outrage in likable characters with eclectic personalities and backstories.
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. plays JP, who gets caught up in a statewide sweep of migrants and their American-born children (arrested for failing to report their parents to the authorities). He and his fellow prisoners are offered the chance to earn back their freedom by helping the elderly in a nursing home. But not long after JP arrives, he discovers the facility is just a front for an operation intended to exploit the forgotten and the marginalized.
The nature of that exploitation is a surprise best left unspoiled. It’s what puts the “horror” into this picture; and it’s what ultimately turns it into a more conventional, plot-driven thriller, as JP and his pals rally to try to escape their strange situation and expose the creeps behind it. Until “American Carnage” hits that wall, though, it’s a lively, impassioned and only slightly exaggerated take on how some people use anti-immigrant sentiment to distract from their own monstrous crimes.
American Carnage (2022)
Directed by: Diego Hallivis
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Allen Maldonado, Eric Dane, Brett Cullen, Jorge Diaz, Yumarie Morales, Bella Ortiz, Catherine McCafferty, Andrew Kaempfer, Paloma Bloyd
Screenplay by: Diego Hallivis, Julio Hallivis
Production Design by: Mónica Ausín
Cinematography by: Unax Mendia
Film Editing by: Alex Márquez
Costume Design by: Nerea Torrijos
Art Direction by: Salvador López
Music by: Nima Fakhrara
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, nudity and drug use.
Distributed by: Saban Films
Release Date: July 15, 2022
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