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Starve Acre

An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.

Director

Daniel Kokotajlo

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Genre

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Production

House Productions,Brainstorm Media,BBC Film,BFI,Access Entertainment

Awards

1 nomination

Richard

Juliette

Owen

Harrie

Steven

Gordon

Mrs. Forde

Melanie Kilburn

Medhurst

Dr. Monk

Younger Burnsall Sister

Older Burnsall Sister

Football Boy

Cricket Player

Female Student

Tess Hodgson-Sakamoto

Cricketer

Child

Cricketer

Villager

Lowri Burkinshaw

Student

Villager

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Okay. You go to sleep now. - Starve Acre

Okay. You go to sleep now.

Do you know what, I can't remember the last time
we went for a trek over the tarn. - Starve Acre

Do you know what, I can't remember the last time we wen...

Yes, of course. - Starve Acre

Yes, of course.

Well, Doctor Ellis had already
heard about the fair. - Starve Acre

Well, Doctor Ellis had already heard about the fair.

And he's referred us to
a clinic in Wakefield. - Starve Acre

And he's referred us to a clinic in Wakefield.

You can always tell me
if something's troubling you. - Starve Acre

You can always tell me if something's troubling you.

Go on. Go on, down you get. - Starve Acre

Go on. Go on, down you get.

- Okay?
- Come this way. - Starve Acre

- Okay? - Come this way.

We've all the latest action
figures in there. - Starve Acre

We've all the latest action figures in there.

Yes, it's where Richard grew up.
It's his parents' old place. - Starve Acre

Yes, it's where Richard grew up. It's his parents&...

Well, sometimes a big change in
their environment could, yeah. - Starve Acre

Well, sometimes a big change in their environment could, yea...

We thought the space and the
fresh air would be good for... - Starve Acre

We thought the space and the fresh air would be good for...

Well, we need to ascertain
whether Owen's aggression will return - Starve Acre

Well, we need to ascertain whether Owen's aggression wi...

He's been in a couple of scraps
at school, - Starve Acre

He's been in a couple of scraps at school,

But he hasn't given you any
other cause for concern - Starve Acre

But he hasn't given you any other cause for concern

He said that someone
called Jack Grey... - Starve Acre

He said that someone called Jack Grey...

Our neighbors, Gordon, he comes round,
he looks after him. Likes to tell him stories. - Starve Acre

Our neighbors, Gordon, he comes round, he looks after him. L...

It provokes him, - Starve Acre

It provokes him,

Let me have a look at him.
We've had some success here with EEG testing. - Starve Acre

Let me have a look at him. We've had some success here ...

It's all right. - Starve Acre

It's all right.

Yeah, try not to move, Owen.
Owen. That's it, stay there. - Starve Acre

Yeah, try not to move, Owen. Owen. That's it, stay ther...

Don't want him coming round
any more filling - Starve Acre

Don't want him coming round any more filling

This is exactly what I wanted
to avoid moving back here. - Starve Acre

This is exactly what I wanted to avoid moving back here.

...my dad made up. Him
and Gordon used to - Starve Acre

...my dad made up. Him and Gordon used to

Gets a kick out of tormenting
children, that man. - Starve Acre

Gets a kick out of tormenting children, that man.

It suggests that the Jutish people
weren't just rolling around in the mud, - Starve Acre

It suggests that the Jutish people weren't just rolling...

And that they were relatively
healthy people. - Starve Acre

And that they were relatively healthy people.

...I'll buy him a metal
detector for his retirement. - Starve Acre

...I'll buy him a metal detector for his retirement.

But if he does hang up his chalk next summer,
you should maybe - Starve Acre

But if he does hang up his chalk next summer, you should may...

[humming[ - Starve Acre

Forgotten about it, but
somewhere in this field - Starve Acre

Forgotten about it, but somewhere in this field

- Oh, how do you know?
- Gordon told me. - Starve Acre

- Oh, how do you know? - Gordon told me.

Oh, yeah. Well, - Starve Acre

Oh, yeah. Well,

To sell animals, to, er... - Starve Acre

To sell animals, to, er...

...well, to deal with issues
in the village, - Starve Acre

...well, to deal with issues in the village,

Because he was interested
in all the stories it had to tell. - Starve Acre

Because he was interested in all the stories it had to tell.

Gordon says the oak
tree's spirit - Starve Acre

Gordon says the oak tree's spirit

Well, that's not true.
Gordon's full of superstitions. - Starve Acre

Well, that's not true. Gordon's full of superstiti...

Silly ideas people made up before we understood
how things really worked. - Starve Acre

Silly ideas people made up before we understood how things r...

This place is beautiful as
it is, without superstitions. - Starve Acre

This place is beautiful as it is, without superstitions.

Well, it was a long,
long time ago. - Starve Acre

Well, it was a long, long time ago.

It was probably removed to make
way for farming, I'd guess. - Starve Acre

It was probably removed to make way for farming, I'd gu...

We should try to find where
the roots are, Daddy. - Starve Acre

We should try to find where the roots are, Daddy.

You know what, son,
that's a good idea. - Starve Acre

You know what, son, that's a good idea.

Has mummy decided if she
wants sheep or goats? - Starve Acre

Has mummy decided if she wants sheep or goats?

That face sings a sad song.
What's mitherin' you? - Starve Acre

That face sings a sad song. What's mitherin' you?

Gordon, you don't understand. - Starve Acre

Gordon, you don't understand.

Can only imagine how he's been goaded
at school, and then at fair. - Starve Acre

Can only imagine how he's been goaded at school, and th...

They are. I'll tell you that. - Starve Acre

They are. I'll tell you that.

I can't speak to Richard about it.
He's convinced that everything's fine with Owen. - Starve Acre

I can't speak to Richard about it. He's convinced ...

I don't speak ill of dead,
but Richard and his dad - Starve Acre

I don't speak ill of dead, but Richard and his dad

Point is, Richard's heart
is in right place. - Starve Acre

Point is, Richard's heart is in right place.

Here, Owen. See this?
It's a crinoid. - Starve Acre

Here, Owen. See this? It's a crinoid.

Probably over 300 million
years old that. - Starve Acre

Probably over 300 million years old that.

Look at this one, Daddy.
Look how smooth it is. - Starve Acre

Look at this one, Daddy. Look how smooth it is.

And do you know why it's smooth?
Because the water pressure has made it so. - Starve Acre

And do you know why it's smooth? Because the water pres...

It's obvious he wasn't
himself at the fair. - Starve Acre

It's obvious he wasn't himself at the fair.

I'm gonna sort the mess out
in the study this weekend. - Starve Acre

I'm gonna sort the mess out in the study this weekend.

I know he's not necessarily
in the area... - Starve Acre

I know he's not necessarily in the area...

The farmhouse at the end
of Stythwaite Lane. - Starve Acre

The farmhouse at the end of Stythwaite Lane.

Where is he? - Starve Acre

- You're skin and bones.
- Don't start doing your mom impression. - Starve Acre

- You're skin and bones. - Don't start doing your ...

I cooked it in a cake tin. I should have
baked it like a loaf, but it'll taste fine. - Starve Acre

I cooked it in a cake tin. I should have baked it like a loa...

So, Rosencrantz... - Starve Acre

So, Rosencrantz...

But all we had to do
was love him... - Starve Acre

But all we had to do was love him...

We were just passing and I really
wanted you to meet Mrs. Forde. - Starve Acre

We were just passing and I really wanted you to meet Mrs. Fo...

This is my neighbor,
Gordon. And Mrs. Forde. - Starve Acre

This is my neighbor, Gordon. And Mrs. Forde.

Well, that might not be a good idea.
I'm not in lad's good books. - Starve Acre

Well, that might not be a good idea. I'm not in lad...

Gordon's a big fan of yours. - Starve Acre

Gordon's a big fan of yours.

Like to help people. - Starve Acre

Like to help people.

I teach yoga, meditation, you
know, that sort of thing. - Starve Acre

I teach yoga, meditation, you know, that sort of thing.

- Gordon tells me you meditate?
- Not for a while. - Starve Acre

- Gordon tells me you meditate? - Not for a while.

Why not? - Starve Acre

If you'd like, all of us? - Starve Acre

If you'd like, all of us?

Let's, um, let's create
a peaceful place. - Starve Acre

Let's, um, let's create a peaceful place.

You know, we've all made mistakes in life,
some more than others. - Starve Acre

You know, we've all made mistakes in life, some more th...

- Hey, I never mentioned that to him.
- Well, I certainly didn't. - Starve Acre

- Hey, I never mentioned that to him. - Well, I certainly di...

- Kids at school.
- It was my dad's delusion. - Starve Acre

- Kids at school. - It was my dad's delusion.

And your dad were wrong to do
what he did to thee. And I told him. - Starve Acre

And your dad were wrong to do what he did to thee. And I tol...

Look, Gordon if Jules
wants to visit you, - Starve Acre

Look, Gordon if Jules wants to visit you,

Om Vajrapani Hum. - Starve Acre

Om Vajrapani Hum.

Om Vajrapani... - Starve Acre

Om Vajrapani...

If any negative thoughts
enter... - Starve Acre

If any negative thoughts enter...

Just let them, so that
then they can pass on. - Starve Acre

Just let them, so that then they can pass on.

Let's expel our demons. - Starve Acre

Let's expel our demons.

Let's exchange this energy
we're feeling for anew. - Starve Acre

Let's exchange this energy we're feeling for anew.

Try, try to just say it once. - Starve Acre

Try, try to just say it once.

Om Vajrapani Hum... - Starve Acre

Om Vajrapani Hum...

The Dandelion has bud. - Starve Acre

The Dandelion has bud.

Go on. Go back to sticking your
head in the fucking mud! - Starve Acre

Go on. Go back to sticking your head in the fucking mud!

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An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Daniel Kokotajlo

Writer: Daniel Kokotajlo, Andrew Michael Hurley

Production: House Productions,Brainstorm Media,BBC Film,BFI,Access Entertainment

Genre: drama, horror

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 06 Sep 2024

Awards: 1 nomination

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