One of the bestactionmovies of the year unleashes intense new footage in this exclusive clip. While you may not have heard of the thriller, which drops audiences into aterrifyingly grounded post-apocalypse, you won’t soon forget it after both checking out the new footage and hearing what critics have to say. Mercifully, you’ll be able to check out the movie quickly, as it lands on PVOD on July 22.
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Hailed as a “bold, no-holds-barred action-thriller" from debut filmmaker R.T. Thorne, andstarring acclaimed actress Danielle Deadwyler(Carry-On, Watchmen),40 Acresis set in a famine-decimated near future where a former soldier (Deadwyler) and her family struggle to safeguard their farm as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their land.
The clip teases the intensity to come when a stand-off ends in violence and death. In this new world, nobody knows who to trust, and everyone’s trigger fingers are itchy.40 Acreslands on PVOD from July 22, and you can check out our exclusive clip and the official synopsis below.
“In the film, after a plague eradicates all animal life, famine spreads across the globe leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey (Deadwyler) made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was the only way to protect her family. She and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, fenced them off from the world and trained them to fight (and, yes, kill). 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.”
‘40 Acres’ Now Boasts a “Certified Fresh” 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Written and directed by R. T. Thorne,40 Acresstars Danielle Deadwyler alongside Kataem O’Connor, Jaeda LeBlanc, and Michael Greyeyes. Thereviews and reactions to40 Acreshave been glowing, with the thriller having now been “certified fresh” with a hugely impressive score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside an even higher 93% from audiences on the Popcornmeter. “Led fiercely by Danielle Deadwyler,40 Acresis an intense apocalyptic thriller furthered by a compelling mother-son relationship,” the audience consensus reads.
MovieWeb’s own Mark Keizerhighlighted the politically charged nature of40 Acres, with Thorne leaning “into the brutal violence inherent in his concept: There’s no shortage of kill shots and death by tomahawk on this remote patch of post-apocalyptic Canadian wilderness.” Praise has been universally heaped on lead star and your new favorite action hero Danielle Deadwyler, with Keizer calling her the best thing in the movie and saying…
“With her bulging eyes, lean figure and killer instincts, the predictably fantastic Deadwyler plays Hailey as a survivor whose no-nonsense behavior is justifiable given her heavy responsibilities.”
