Starve Acre - 2023 - 6/10

Asthmatic son Owen exhibits anger issues, starts therapy, before a felling.
Parents Richard and Julie grieve in different ways.
She withdraws into isolation, he unearths and excavates a buried past.
Along with bones, which seem to be resuscitating.
Slow, brooding film demands patience and intelligence from viewers.
You must intuit subtleties on your own, nothing is handed to you, let alone explained.
Sister Harriet is our alter-ego, and she is likewise stymied by lack of communication.
Moody, atmospheric, until the finale which is stupefying.