Billie, a young African American woman recently released from prison, kidnaps a pregnant teenager during a failed bank robbery. With nothing left to lose, they set off on a journey together.
Billie, 20, missing one eye, is an African American tomboy from a military family. Freshly out of jail, she discovers that her estranged parents are about to be evicted and decides to stop at nothing to help them. But when her attempt at a bank robbery goes wrong, she ends up taking a young client hostage. The girl, named Franny, is 18, very pregnant, impulsively charming and has nothing left to lose. Together, they run away, embarking on a twisted journey, clashing and struggling for common ground, until Franny offers Billie an unexpected deal.
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Silver Star (2026) stars Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Billie, a young African-American woman recently released from prison and a Civil War reenactor, who attempts a bank robbery to save her estranged war hero father's home from foreclosure.
Her botched heist leads to taking pregnant teenager Franny (Grace Van Dien) hostage; the pair unexpectedly bond during a chaotic road trip evading police, clashing personalities forging an unlikely friendship amid scenic American landscapes and looming birth complications.
Co-directed by Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis, the 102-minute crime dramedy features Jonathan Davis, Odley Jean, Noa Fisher, Tamara Fruits, and Josh Silverman; Indican Pictures releases it in limited U.S. theaters March 6 after festival acclaim comparing it to Thelma & Louise.