Starve Acre (DVD + Blu-Ray)

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.

Special features:
Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
Newly recorded audio commentary by director Daniel Kokotajlo, production designer Francesca Massariol and sound designer Ben Baird
Newly recorded interview with composer Matthew Herbert (2024)
Newly recorded interview with author Andrew Michael Hurley (2024, 20 mins)
Interviews with stars Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark (2023, 10 mins)
Interview with the ‘Hare Team’ (2023, 19 mins): creature effects supervisor Sharna Rothwell and lead puppeteer Aidan Cook discuss their work
Behind-the-scenes footage (2023, 5 mins)
Deleted scene (2023, 1 min)
Actor Sean Gilder reads ‘The Hare, a folk song’ from the original Starve Acre novel by Andrew Michael Hurley (2024, 1 min, audio), accompanied by a selection of stills from the film
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