FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/40-acres-review/ "40 Acres is an impressive debut from R.T. Thorne, demonstrating remarkable control over both the technical and thematic elements of the work. Although set within the post-apocalyptic genre, it transcends its boundaries by offering a deep character study and a relevant social analysis. Anchored by a magnetic performance from Danielle Deadwyler and a high-caliber technical and artistic team, this is one of the year's most surprisingly memorable films. A testament to resilience, belonging, and the fight for a place - bot…
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40 Acres
Overview
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.
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Release date
02/07/2025
Votes
161
Popularity
3.8
Danielle Deadwyler
Hailey Freeman
Kataem O'Connor
Emanuel Freeman
Michael Greyeyes
Galen
Milcania Diaz-Rojas
Dawn
Leenah Robinson
Raine
Jaeda LeBlanc
Danis Freeman
Haile Amare
Cookie
Elizabeth Saunders
Augusta Taylor
Tyrone Benskin
Felix Freeman
Mimi Côté
Skinny Masked Drifter
Jacob Gabriel
Little Emanuel
Patrick Garrow
Lewis The Man With Glasses
Zeegwon Shilling
Taylor Teen #1
Ava Weiss
Taylor Teen #2
Tyson Kirk
Taylor Teen #3
Eric Daniel
Kitchen Cannibal #1
James Eddy
Kitchen Cannibal #2
Jr Marasigan
Kitchen Cannibal #3
Derek Barnes
Kitchen Cannibal #4
Geoff Meech
Kitchen Cannibal #5
Anita Nittoly
Kitchen Cannibal #6
James Binkley
Oldie Cannibal
Randy Butcher
Old Cap Drifter
Mike Chute
Old Cap Drifter #2
David Chinchilla
Union Soldier Cannibal #1
Al Vrkljan
Union Soldier Cannibal #2
Craig Henry
Scared Drifter
Jean-François Lachapelle
Burial Ground Cannibal #1
Justin Howell
Burial Ground Cannibal #2
Kevan Kase
Burial Ground Cannibal #3
Pat Kerton
Blondie Drifter
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Films about dystopian futures are getting more popular these days (are they trying to tell us something?), but they’re not all created equal, and this debut feature from writer-director R.T. Thorne is one of those that doesn’t quite cut it. The picture’s intriguing premise starts off with considerable potential but, regrettably, as it unfolds, it loses traction, meanders, repeats itself, and unsuccessfully tries to fuse changes in tone and direction that don’t mesh. In a world ravaged by a deadly fungal pandemic, civil war and famine, humanity’s remnants struggle to stay alive, with farmland h…
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