‘American Insurrection’ is an upcoming movie from Paramount that revolves around a group of friends who are trying to escape escalating violence and oppression after a powerful militia seizes control of the US. The militia is monitoring everyone who is not white, straight, and cisgender through a barcoding system.

The biggest challenge for them is to get through to the heavily-guarded borders​ and start a new life somewhere else. But, that won’t be easy because the militia is doing anything and everything to stop them from passing those borders. The premise of the movie is quite intriguing and scary as well.

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The upcoming dystopian project shares some similarities with projects like ‘Into the Night’, ‘Snowpiercer’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ where the world or a nation is controlled by someone while others are trying to get freedom.

Here’s everything we know about ‘American Insurrection’.

Release date and how to watch

The upcoming suspense thriller will have a limited release in theatres on Friday, October 8, and will also be available on Demand. The movie, produced by Paramount movies, will also be streaming on Paramount Plus. Viewers can download the Paramount Plus app from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. On the other hand, the streaming service is also available on other devices such as Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, PlayStation, Vizio TV, Xbox, and more.

Plot

“After a powerful militia called “Volunteers” seizes control of the U.S. and starts tracking any person who is not white, straight, and cisgender through a barcoding system, a group of friends attempts to escape the escalating violence and oppression. They must move undetected as their only hope is to cross a heavily guarded border. But as the militia closes in, the friends will need to do whatever it takes to survive in this suspenseful action-thriller.”

Cast

The cast of ‘American Insurrection’ includes the likes of Nadine Malouf, who will be playing the role of Zabi in the upcoming movie while Nick Westrate would portray the character of David. Brandon Perea and Sarah Wharton will be seen as Arjay and Sarah.

Other actors to feature in the movie include Michael Raymond-Jones (Gabe), Jarret Kerr (Jarret), Toby Leonard Moore (The Founder), and Amel Khalil.

Creators

The movie is being directed by William Sullivan, who is known for projects like ‘The Ring Thing’ and ‘That’s Not Us’. Meanwhile, the story has been penned by Jarret Kerr who has previously worked with Sullivan on various short films.

Trailer

You can watch the trailer here.

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