An Hour to Kill

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An Hour to Kill
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Directed byAaron K. Carter
Written byAaron K. Carter
Ronnie Jimenez
Produced byJacob Harlow
Aaron K. Carter
Starring Mel Novak
Aaron Guerrero
Frankie Pozos
CinematographyAdam Ledezma
Brendan Mitchell
Eddie Ra
Release date
  • October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)(United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States

An Hour to Kill is a 2018 comedy horror anthology film, directed by Aaron K. Carter. [1] [2] It stars Mel Novak, Aaron Guerrero and Frankie Pozos. [3] The film was released on Amazon Prime on October 22, 2018. [4]

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Premise

Two hired killers, Frankie (Frankie Pozos) and Gio (Aaron Guerrero), under the guidance of their Mob Boss Mr. Kinski (Mel Novak), have an hour to kill before their next hit. To help pass the time, they entertain themselves by telling horror stories to one another. The story segments are Valkyrie's Bunker, Assacre and Hog Hunters. [5]

Cast

Awards

The film won best director, Horror Action Comedy for Aaron K. Carter and best actor for Mel Novak at the 2019 Los Angeles Nollywood Awards. [6]

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