’40 Acres’ Plows Onto Digital Sales, VOD July 22; On DVD & Blu-ray September 23
In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against those trying to seize their resources.
Directed by: R.T. Thorne
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor, Milcania Diaz-Rojas
Written by: R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor, Lora Campbell
Rating: R
Running time: 113 minutes
Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Streaming: Juky 22, 2025
Theatrical Release: July 2, 2025
US & Canada Boxoffice: $722,471
Worldwide: $722,471
Country: Canada
Studio: Magnolia
Website: https://www.40acresmovie.com/
After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere… so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.
