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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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
Director
R.T. Thorne
Tagline
"Get off our land."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$754,751
Production
Hungry Eyes Media, 4T Productions, Fela, Backhome
Manuel São Bento
July 2, 2025
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 ...
Brent Marchant
July 29, 2025
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 unsuc...
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