

Since Star is new, she is paired with Jake, the veteran of the group. When they get there, they disperse into groups of two. In the car on the way to Kansas, Star meets the other members of the crew. Star is interviewed by the crew's leader, Krystal, who hires her after she establishes that Star is a legal person, that no one will miss her, and that she promises to work hard. Star confronts Misty and tells her it's her turn to care for the kids, and though Misty refuses, Star runs away from the club to the motel and sleeps outside the crew's van until morning. Packing her belongings while Nathan is in another room, Star secretly escapes and takes the children to the club where their stepmother Misty dances. Star declines but Jake nevertheless tells her to meet them in the parking lot of the local Motel 6 the next morning. Star returns Jake's phone, as it had fallen out of his pocket, and he offers her a job as part of their magazine sales crew, telling her to come with him to Kansas City. Star follows them to a local Kmart and sees Jake dance to " We Found Love" on top of the registers before being forced out of the store. While trying to hitchhike home one day, she spies a van full of young people and makes eye contact with Jake, one of the boys in the group. She lives a painful life, caring for two children that aren't hers and living with their sexually abusive father, Nathan. For the 70th BAFTA Awards, American Honey received a nomination for Best British Film. on 30 September 2016, by A24 and in the UK on 14 October 2016 by Universal Pictures. American Honey received positive reviews, with Lane's performance receiving critical praise and accolades along with those of LaBeouf and Keough. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.

It is Arnold's first film to be set and filmed outside the United Kingdom. Principal photography began in May 2015 with filming taking place in several states across America. American Honey follows Star (Lane), a young girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. The film stars Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough. American Honey is a 2016 road drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold.
