’40 Acres,’ Directed by R.T. Thorne, Named Among Hollywood Reporter’s 51 Best Canadian Films of All Time
“40 Acres,” directed by Fela's R.T. Thorne and co-produced by Fela, has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 51 Best Canadian Films of All Time.
The film stars Till’s Danielle Deadwyler as a mother working to protect her Black farming family, who settled in Canada after the American Civil War, in a famine-decimated world. It appears on the list alongside landmark works by directors including David Cronenberg, Sarah Polley, and Xavier Dolan.
