40 Acres

English

September 6, 2024

1hr 48min

Status: released

Movie Details:

Country	Canada
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Release date	September 6, 2024 (TIFF)
Running time	1hr 48min
Starring	Danielle Deadwyler Kataem O’Connor Michael Greyeyes Milcania Diaz-Rojas Leenah Robinson
Directed by	R. T. Thorne
Written by	R. T. Thorne
Produced by	Jennifer Holness
Cinematography by	Jeremy Benning
Edited by	Sandy Pereira
Music by	Todor Kobakov
Production Companies	Hungry Eyes Film & Television Ontario Creates Téléfilm Canada
Distributor	Mongrel Media

Cast & Characters:

Danielle Deadwyler as Hailey Freeman
Kataem O’Connor as Emanuel Freeman
Jaeda LeBlanc as Danis Freeman
Michael Greyeyes as Galen
Milcania Diaz-Rojas as Dawn
Leenah Robinson as Raine
Elizabeth Saunders as Augusta
Ava Weiss as Taylor Teen #2
David MacInnis as Gas Cannibal 4
Patrick Kerton as Blondie
David Chinchilla as Union Soldier #1
Julian Lewis as Antler Man
Tyson Kirk as Taylor Teen #3

Storyline:

In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.

About Movie:

40 Acres is a 2024 Canadian thriller film, marking the feature directorial debut of R. T. Thorne, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Jaeda LeBlanc, and Michael Greyeyes.

The first news about the development of 40 Acres by R.T. Thorne surfaced during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. On October 17, 2023, it was announced that Danielle Deadwyler would star in the film.

Principal photography commenced in September 2023 in Sudbury, Ontario, and wrapped on October 26, 2023.

40 Acres had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.

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