Set 23 years after the original story which inspired it, THE MACHINE finds Bert Kreischer facing familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father (Mark Hamill) when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster (Iva Babic) hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self (Jimmy Tatro) in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.

Directed by Peter Atencio, the film stars Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jimmy Tatro, Jess Gabor, Tea Wagner, Milorad Kapor, Robert Maaser and Martyn Ford.

The Machine hits cinemas on 31st May 2023.