40 Acres (2024)

Directed by

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Genre

thriller film, post-apocalyptic film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a future Canada devastated by ecological collapse, a matriarch leads her family of Black farmers who have lived on the same land for generations. They must protect their home from outsiders and the dangers of a broken world.

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What happens

40 Acres is a 2024 Canadian post-apocalyptic thriller film written and directed by R. T. Thorne. 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. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, and was theatrically released in Canada on July 4, 2025 by Mongrel Media. It received generally positive reviews from critics, receiving nominations at the Black Reel Awards, NAACP Image Awards and winning three Directors Guild of Canada Awards, including the Impact Award for Thorne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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