40 Acres (2025)

Action, Drama, General Film, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: R.T. Thorne

Writer(s): Glenn Taylor, R.T. Thorne, Lora Campbell

Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson, Jaeda LeBlanc, Haile Amare, Elizabeth Saunders, Tyrone Benskin, Mimi Côté, Jacob Gabriel, Patrick Garrow, Tyson Kirk, Zeegwon Shilling, John Tench, Ava Weiss, Derek Barnes, James Binkley, Randy Butcher, David Chinchilla, Mike Chute, Eric Daniel, James Eddy, Craig Henry, Justin Howell, Blair Johannes, Kevan Kase, Patrick Kerton, Jean-Francois Lachapelle, Greg Leach, Joanne Leach, Julian Lewis, David MacInnis, Josh Maloney, JR Marasigan, Eli Martyr, Dave McLellan, Geoff Meech, Michael Murray, Ashley Nay, Anita Nittoly, Maxime Savaria, Mitch Spour, Al Vrkljan

Synopsis: Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in 1875 in rural Canada after the first Civil War. In a famine-decimated future they struggle to make their last stand against those intent on taking their home. READ REVIEW

Release Date: July 4, 2025 (USA) | Length: 113 min | Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | MPA Rating: Rated R for strong bloody violent content and language. | Note(s): Original announcement. Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. Temilola Adebayo, Taj Critchlow, Danielle Deadwyler, Jennifer Holness, Sudz Sutherland and R.T. Thorne are producers on this project.