An unsettling British folk horror set in rural 1970s Yorkshire. 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, archaeologist 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.
Event/ The special preview screening of Starve Acre on Tue 3 Sep will be followed by a Q&A with director Daniel Kokotajlo, chaired by Andy Willis, Senior Visiting Curator: Film at HOME, and Professor of Film Studies, University of Salford
Starve Acre screens on general release from Fri 6 Sep