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40 Acres
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- 2024
- R T Thorne
- 113 mins
- 15
Summary
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family of farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Jeremy Aspinall
This riveting post-apocalypse thriller is set 14 years after a pandemic has destroyed most of the world's animals, sparking civil war and famine. Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson) plays Hailey Freeman, the martinet matriarch ferociously defending her farm in the Canadian backwoods from scavenging armed militias and marauding bands of cannibals. Her military background means life for her family - partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) and four children - is based on isolationism and a regimented daily routine of farming, weapons training, and surveillance. However, living in a self-sufficient fortress surrounded by an electrified fence is also suffocating. Grown-up son Manny (Kataem O'Connor) bristles against her rigid, trust-nobody credo, but then inadvertently opens the door to a devious enemy. For his debut feature, director RT Thorne adopts a languid pace, teasing out an ominous air of dread as neighbouring outposts start to go radio silent. Yet there are plenty of grisly action encounters, too, and Deadwyler is mesmerising, remaining sympathetic as she deftly blends tough-love motherhood with unyielding survivalist discipline.
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rolenameHailey FreemanDanielle DeadwylerEmmanuelKataem O'ConnorGalenMichael GreyeyesDawnMilcania Diaz-RojasRaineLeenah RobinsonDanisJaeda LeBlancCookieHaile AmareAugustaElizabeth Saunders
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rolenameDirectorR T Thorne
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Theatrical distributor
Vertigo
Released on
2025-08-01
Languages
English | Cree
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sexual references, drug abuse
Formats
Colour
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