American Honey (film)

American Honey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrea Arnold
Written byAndrea Arnold
Produced by
  • Thomas Benski
  • Lars Knudsen
  • Jay Van Hoy
  • Lucas Ochoa
  • Pouya Shahbazian
  • Alice Weinberg
Starring
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byJoe Bini
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) (United States)
  • 14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
163 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[3]
Box office$2.3 million[4]

American Honey is a 2016 road drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. The film stars Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough. American Honey follows Star (Lane), a young girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Principal photography began in May 2015 with filming taking place in several states across America. It is Arnold's first film to be set and filmed outside of the United Kingdom.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.[5][6][7] American Honey received positive reviews, with praise for Arnold’s direction, Lane's performance, and Ryan’s cinematography. The performances of LaBeouf and Keough also received critical praise. The film was released in the U.S. on 30 September 2016, by A24 and in the UK on 14 October 2016 by Focus Features and Universal Pictures. For the 70th BAFTA Awards, American Honey received a nomination for Best British Film.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Focus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "American Honey (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ Seetoodeh, Ramin (6 September 2016). "How Shia LaBeouf Stopped Drinking and Found the Career He Wanted". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ "American Honey". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Winners: Palme d'Or To Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake'". Deadline Hollywood. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.