40 ACRES Opens In Theatres

Darryl Ley 1 year ago 2 min read

Sci-Fi thriller 40 Acres, the new film from Canadian filmmaker R.T. Thorne, is now available to watch in theatres.

After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere… so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill).

40 Acres — _{Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor, Haile Amare and Jaeda LeBlanc in 40 ACRES, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.}

But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.

Check out the trailer below

R.T. Thorne had this to say about his long-gestating project:

My desire is to tell the legend of a blended Black & Indigenous family led by a
mother and son that fights, loves, and survives together against all odds.

Cast

Danielle Deadvyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson., Haile Amare and Jaida Leblanc.

Filming

Filming on 40 Acres took place in Sudbury, Ontario commencing on 13 September 2023 and completing on 25 October 2023. R.T. Thorne directs and co-writes the project with Glenn Taylor.

Executive producers are R.T. Thorne, Taj Critchlow, Sudz Sutherland, Danielle Deadwyler, John Laing, Mark Gingras, Dave Hudakoc and Andrew Frank. Jennifer Holness produces.

SOURCE: hollywoodnorthbuzz.com