Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley in Crete’s ‘Killer Heat’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 12, 2024
Source: YouTube
“For some people jealousy is a lot like love. Maybe that’s just how I see it…” Prime Video has revealed an official trailer for a crime thriller film called Killer Heat, set on the gorgeous Greek island of Crete. Based on the short story “The Jealousy Man” by Jo Nesbø. This film is debuting streaming on Prime Video in a few weeks, skipping theaters entirely with no festival premieres either. Hmmm. “Jealousy can drive you to the edge.” The film follows twin brothers who find themselves in a dangerous love triangle on the island when an American P.I. tries to find out what happened in the accidental death of a young shipping magnate. The investigation is given to “The Jealousy Man,” a wounded detective. Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden, Clare Holman, Babou Ceesay, and Abbey Lee. While Crete does look seriously stunning, this seems like a very generic and uninteresting crime + murder thriller.
Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Phillipe Lacôte’s Killer Heat, direct from PV’s YouTube:
A thrilling, contemporary mystery in classic noir style, Killer Heat follows private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American expat in Greece, hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the Greek island of Crete. The victim’s sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn’t believe the official police report. But what exactly happened and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich & powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect. Killer Heat is directed by Ivory Coast filmmaker Phillipe Lacôte, director of the films African Metropolis, Run, and Night of the Kings previously. The screenplay is by Matt Charman and Roberto Bentivegna. Based on the short story “The Jealousy Man” by Jo Nesbø (also exec producer). Produced by Brad Weston. Amazon will debut Lacôte’s Killer Heat streaming on Prime Video starting September 26th, 2024. Who’s curious?
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