40 Acres
R. T. Thorne
- 2024
- Canada
- Post-apocalyptic thriller
- 1h53mn
- Original version with French subtitles
- Color
French premiere
In a not too distant future ravaged by famine, agriculture has become one of the main stakes of the war. Halley Freeman and her family are the last descendants of Afro-American farmers that settled in rural areas of Canada after the civil war. They fight back against savage militias intent on stealing their 40 acres of land.
The best post-apocalyptic movies are the ones that mirror our present. Like Jordan Peele, the Afro-Canadian filmmaker, already the creator of the series Utopia Falls, uses scifi and horror as a metaphysical and political reflection space. Breaking the silence of nature, violence is gradually unleashed.
Tense and oppressive, 40 acres would be nothing without the dazzling Danielle Deadwyler — a magnificent, defiant heroine, fierce and desperate.
Credits
- With : Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson...
- Screenplay : R. T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor, Lora Campbell
- Photography : Jeremy Benning
- Editing : Sandy Pereira, Dev Singh
- Music by : Todor Kobakov
- Production : Jennifer Holness
