God’s Creatures (2022)
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In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.
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85
You simply don't know how you're going to handle a situation until you are in it; until you've dug yourself a grave you can't get out of. In God's Creatures, this inquiry, and the way it forces the audience to look at themselves as harshly as its characters, is not only the film's sturdy foundation but its greatest emotional asset.
80
Atlantic cod and oyster beds provide a pungent backdrop for this effective fillet of atmospheric psychological drama.
75
Making every moment grim is to risk over-saturation, but Davis and Holmer’s deft direction keeps things compelling here, skilfully leaving plenty of things unsaid and with the confidence to allow key events to happen offscreen or in the margins.
70
The evocative sense of a place frozen in time and the raw feelings behind the family dynamic ultimately carry the film
70
Emily Watson leads the cast delivering, yet again, a stinging reminder of her talent.
