Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark star in this bleak, creepy slow-burn British folk-horror tale as a young couple living in his father's remote house on the moors, kicking off with the young son inexplicably blinding a pony at the village fair, followed by an even bigger tragic event that brings ancient primal forces into their home and their lives, all tied to the land. Full of desolate landscapes and ominous soundscapes, past and present collide and the couple's life unravels fatefully. Smith and Clark both give very nicely subdued and controlled performances that makes the couple watchably down-to-earth as they struggle with grief and the supernatural. The tension between everyday reality and superstition hums uneasily in the background to good effect, and themes of parenthood, loss and belief are explored well. Starve Acre is a quiet, understated and interesting film, even if it feels as if it never quite edelivers fully.
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