40 Acres

2025 113 min ★ 6.7 Action, Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction

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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Cast

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

Details

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

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

July 2, 2025

★ 8/10

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 ...

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Brent Marchant

July 29, 2025

★ 6/10

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...