“Starve Acre”: A Chilling Folk Horror Unfolds in Rural England
Set in 1970s rural England, “Starve Acre” follows a couple’s descent into darkness as they uncover sinister secrets tied to an ancient oak tree on their land. Daniel Kokotajlo, the British writer and filmmaker known for his breakthrough film “Apostasy,” is back with his second movie, “Starve Acre.” Morfydd Clark (“The Rings of Power”) and […]
Starve Acre: Grief, Myth, and Folklore
Director Daniel Kokotajlo, well known for his riveting debut ‘Apostasy,’ is back with a haunting adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s bestselling novel “Starve Acre.” Set in 1970s rural England, the film follows archeologist Richard and his wife Juliette as their seemingly ideal family life undergoes an unnerving transition when their son Ewan begins behaving strangely. […]