Director/Writer Ana Lily Amirpour sits down with THEDHK to chat her second feature, ‘The Bad Batch’ as well as inspiration, being hard of hearing, childhood heroes, and cannibalism.
Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut feature was the Iranian Vampire Spaghetti Western “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” More about the film: Starring Suki Waterhouse (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Jason Momoa (Justice League, Game of Thrones), Giovani Ribsi (TED, Sneaky Pete), Keanu Reeves (John Wick).
THE BAD BATCH follows Arlen (Waterhouse) after she’s left in a Texas wasteland fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man (Momoa). With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream (Reeves). As she adjusts to life in ‘the bad batch’ Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who’s standing next to you.
