Storyline
When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
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Cast
Tanaya Beatty, Thandie Newton, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Jeremy Bobb, Travis W Bruyer, Jefferson White, Lynn Solomon, Gabriel Clark, Phaedra Nielson, Karen Jean Olds, Dark Sevier, Ainsley Sevier, John Hosking, Matthew Yetter, Aakii, Dan Gravage, George De Vries, Bob Wheeler, Steven Conard, Derek Sorrell, Edie Linneweber, Amy McLeod
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Reviews
91
A lyrical character study inside a quasi-Western thriller, God’s Country features a never-better Thandiwe Newton embodying that ethical struggle to haunting, unsettling effect.
83
Julian Higgins’ excellent film constantly dangles redemption in front of our faces, begging us to imagine a better world, but ultimately delivers a stark reminder of how bitterly divided the country is.
80
Although astute viewers may easily predict God’s Country’s final moments, the journey there is still a wild and satisfying one.
80
Much about God’s Country is provocative, raising critical questions about boundaries, environmental stewardship, community, inclusion, grief and more. It is, however, a slow burn, requiring patience and attention.
80
Julian Higgins’ first feature can be taken as a drama with thriller elements or a low-key thriller with atypical dramatic nuance, working either way as a quietly effective balance between genre, social issue and character study elements.
