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Starve Acre [Dual Format]
Starve Acre [Dual Format]
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RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER 2024
This frightening and deeply unsettling tale is a great new entry to the British folk horror tradition
Daniel Kokotajlo’s impressive follow-up to his award-winning Apostasy is a brilliant adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s acclaimed novel.
In 1970s Yorkshire, Richard and Juliette relocate to Richard’s childhood home, hoping the idyllic country surroundings will benefit their young son. However, a sudden tragic event drives a wedge through the family, which triggers Richard, an academic archaeologist, to bury himself in obsessively exploring a local folkloric myth.
Kokotajlo’s mysterious slow-burn folk horror feels tangibly of the moist Yorkshire earth, while evoking the spellbinding nature of great supernatural and occult horror films from the 70s. It is a wildly eerie piece, tightly stitched together with genuine chills and two bold, unflinching performances from Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.
- Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
- Newly recorded audio commentary by director Daniel Kokotajlo, production designer Francesca Massariol and sound designer Ben Baird
- The Land Holds the Melody (2024, 23 mins): Starve Acre composer Matthew Herbert reveals his multi-layered approach to writing film music
- There’s Something Out There (2024, 21 mins): author Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his novel Starve Acre and the landscapes of folk horror
- Interviews with stars Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark (2023, 10 mins)
- Interview with The Hare Team (2023, 16 mins): an insight into the work of creature effects supervisor Sharna Rothwell and lead puppeteer Aidan Cook
- Behind-the-scenes footage (2023, 5 mins)
- The sandwich scene (2024, 1 min): deleted scene with optional commentary from the director
- The Hare, a Folk Song (2024, 1 min): actor Sean Gilder, who plays Gordon in the film, reads an extract from the Starve Acre novel
- Behind-the-scenes gallery: a collection of photos and storyboard elements that shine a light on the production process
- Stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- Newly created audio description track for the blind and visually impaired
- Newly created optional English descriptive subtitles
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Professor Catherine Spooner, new writing on contemporary folk horror by Dr Adam Scovell and a text by director Daniel Kokotajlo
| SKU | 5035673015254 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1525 |
| Product contents | 2 discs: DVD and Blu-ray Editions |
| Year | 2024 |
| Director | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| Format | DVD, Blu-Ray |
| Publisher(s) | BFI |
| Countries | UK |
| Colour | Colour |
| Subtitles | Optional English descriptive subtitles |
| Language(s) | English |
| Running time | 98 mins |
| DVD region | 2 |
| Blu-ray region | B |
| Certificate | 15 |
| BFICID_ID | 157343282 |
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