40 Acres (film)
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| Directed by | R. T. Thorne |
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| Produced by | Jennifer Holness |
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| Cinematography | Jeremy Benning |
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| Music by | Todor Kobakov |
Production company | Hungry Eyes Film & Television |
| Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
40 Acres is a 2024 Canadian post-apocalyptic thriller film written and directed by R. T. Thorne (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Danielle Deadwyler as a matriarch of descendants of African American farmers who settled in 1875 in rural Canada after the first Civil War. Two hundred years later, they are trying to survive in a decimated future. It is set to be released by Mongrel Media in Canada.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.