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Daniel Kokotajlo’s ‘Starve Acre’ starring Morfydd Clark & Matt Smith to premiere at #LFF 2023.
A supernatural folk horror exploring trauma and loss, it’s set in rural 70s England, where a couple’s idyllic life is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.
Matt Smith is coming back to our screens in supernatural horror Starve Acre, and we’ve now got a first look at the new movie.
Set in rural England in the 1970s, the movie stars Smith and Morfydd Clark as Richard and Juliette whose idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.
Kristy Matheson, BFI London Film Festival Director, said: “The films represented in each of these competitive strands offer audiences an exciting array of UK and global filmmaking voices and cinematic forms.
“We’re so proud to be showcasing each of these films and thank all the filmmaking teams in competition for sharing their films with us.”
Richard begins to explore the myth that the ancient oak tree at their remote family home, Starve Acre, is imbued with phenomenal powers. But the couple soon find themselves dealing with dark and sinister forces they unwittingly allowed into their home.
Starve Acre will receive its world premiere in competition at the BFI London Film Festival, running October 4-15. A UK release date in cinemas has yet to be confirmed.
The 11 films screening in Official Competition are:
– Baltimore (Ireland-UK, dir-scr. Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor)
– Dear Jassi (India, dir. Tarsem Singh Dhandwar)
– Europa (Austria-UK, dir-scr. Sudabeh Mortezai)
– Evil Does Not Exist (Japan, dir-scr. Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
– Fingernails (USA, dir-scr. Christos Nikou)
– Gasoline Rainbow (USA, dir-scr. Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross)
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