Starve Acre
Synopsis
1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son Ewan starts acting out of character, creating an insurmountable wedge between the once happy couple.
At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal powers. While Juliette turns to the local community to find some kind of peace, Richard obsessively digs deeper.
An unexpected discovery soon occupies the couple’s attention and dark and sinister forces, unwittingly allowed into the home, offer a disturbing possibility of reconnection between them.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 98 min
- Director
- Daniel Kokotajlo
- Producer
- Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Emma Duffy
- Co-Producer
- Ross Williams
- Executive Producer
- Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, Mark Gooder, Alison Thompson, Eva Yates
- Editor
- Brenna Rangott
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Kokotajlo (script), Andrew Michael Hurley (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Adam Scarth
- Production Designer
- Francesca Massariol
- Music
- Matthew Herbert
- Principal Cast
- Morfydd Clark, Matt Smith, Erin Richards, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder, Roger Barclay, Matilda Firth
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 6th September 2023
