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Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Daniel KOKOTAJLO
Writer(s) : Daniel KOKOTAJLO
Cast : Matt SMITH, Morfydd CLARK

Producer(s) : Tessa ROSS, Juliette HOWELL, Emma DUFFY

1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette's seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son Ewan starts acting out of character, and unexpectedly dies creating an insurmountable wedge between the once happy couple.

At their remote family home, Starve Acre, archaeologist Richard buries his grief by excavating near the oak tree on their land to investigate a folkloric myth that the tree is imbued with mystic powers. As his obsession grows, he discovers the skeleton of a large hare embedded in its ancient roots. Keeping the skeleton in a shoebox inside the house, he is stunned when he sees it start to grow flesh back on its bones.
Juliette, stricken with guilt and despair, is introduced to a local woman who conducts a spiritual meditation to connect with Ewan’s spirit. This triggers a dramatic change in Juliette, seemingly lifting her out of her depression. As the hare reanimates and eventually comes to life, she begins to bond with it as a mother would with a newborn.

In the vein of HEREDITARY and THE WITCH, STARVE ACRE is a brooding and stylistic folk horror exploring inherited trauma and loss in a world ruled by supernatural myth.