In 1970s rural Yorkshire, Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s (Matt Smith, Last Night in Soho and Morfydd Clark, Saint Maud) seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their young son Owen starts acting out of character. At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal power, with deeply unsettling consequences.
Featuring two staggering performances from Smith and Clark, this disquieting genre rumination on grief and the power of ancient folklore marks the bracingly confident sophomore feature of BAFTA nominated filmmaker Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy), skillfully adapting the unnerving horror novel by Andrew Michael Hurley.