Starve Acre: The Whole Story

Coming to UK cinemas from the 6th September 2024. ‘Starve Acre’ follows dark and sinister forces invading an archaeologist’s home as he investigates a mythic folklore about an ancient oak tree on his land.

Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) star in this stylish adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s folk horror novel. In 1970s rural Yorkshire, Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their young son Owen starts acting out of character. Director Daniel Kokotajlo’s anticipated follow up to his BAFTA nominated debut Apostasy premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2023.

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, archeologist 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.

Genre: Horror

Welsh Connections

Cast: Morfydd Clark, Erin Richards

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We teamed up with young programmer Bethan Celeste from BFI Film Academy Plus in Wales to ask Morfydd Clark a few questions about the film’s Welsh connections on the red carpet for the film’s public preview at the BFI Southbank.

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Coming to UK cinemas from the 6th September 2024. ‘Starve Acre’ follows dark and sinister forces invading an archaeologist’s home as he investigates a mythic folklore about an ancient oak tree on his land.

Welsh Connections

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