God's Country

Name: God's Country
Genre: Thriller
Released: September 16, 2022
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Aakii, Dan Gravage, Gabriel Clark, George De Vries, Jefferson White

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 16, 2022 | NR

Starring: Aakii, Dan Gravage, Gabriel Clark, George De Vries, Jefferson White, Jeremy Bobb, John Hosking, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Karen Jean Olds, Lynn Solomon, Phaedra Nielson, Tanaya Beatty, Thandiwe Newton, Travis W Bruyer

Summary: Sandra (Thandiwe Newton) is very tired. It’s been years of trying (and failing) to please her recently deceased mother, while also navigating the challenging politics and power dynamics at the college where she teaches. And then there is the racism, sexism, and toxic masculinity she encounters wherever she goes. But it’s a confrontationSandra (Thandiwe Newton) is very tired. It’s been years of trying (and failing) to please her recently deceased mother, while also navigating the challenging politics and power dynamics at the college where she teaches. And then there is the racism, sexism, and toxic masculinity she encounters wherever she goes. But it’s a confrontation with two hunters trespassing on her property that ultimately tests Sandra’s self-restraint, pushing her grief and mounting anger to their limits. … Expand

Director: Julian Higgins

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: NR

Runtime: 102 min

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RogerEbert.com Isaac Feldberg

Sep 16, 2022

At every turn magnifying the dramatic power of this story is Newton, an actress of exceptional grit and grace who’s capable of communicating more emotion in a single, simmering look than many pages of dialogue could exposit. Read full review

Jack Smart

Sep 13, 2022

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. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Zilko

Jan 26, 2022

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. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jan 26, 2022

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. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Sep 19, 2022

In adapting James Lee Burke's short story, "Winter Light," Higgins and cowriter Shaye Ogbonna (The Chi, Lowlife) have taken the barest of its bones and grown fresh meat. Read full review

The Film Stage Jake Kring-Schreifels

Jan 28, 2022

Newton’s dynamic performance keeps you hooked. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 17, 2022

In the end, what God’s Country is wrestling with is too big for the movie or the filmmakers’ ambitions. Read full review

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billmarkm

Sep 24, 2022

A well-made, slow-burn thriller. Worth your time, and, bonus!: Watching it will piss off the man-boy Rogan-ites who are afraid that people will watch this and like it.

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mulderdog

Sep 18, 2022

absolutely loved the movie, Newton was amazing. The entire supporting cast was just as good. thoughtful, dense in a good way, and beautiful to watch. not to whine but there are so few "adult" movies out there anymore.. between marvel and remakes and horror and inane comedies I feel left outabsolutely loved the movie, Newton was amazing. The entire supporting cast was just as good. thoughtful, dense in a good way, and beautiful to watch. not to whine but there are so few "adult" movies out there anymore.. between marvel and remakes and horror and inane comedies I feel left out .Anyway.....great movie.
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bhamss

Oct 31, 2022

uh oh Siskel and Incel have taking over the reviews again. hurr durr white man not bad must mean movie bad. triggered nerds

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Voodoo123

Dec 23, 2022

Slow paced drama/thriller centres on an ex cop turned college professor as she copes with the loss of her mother and the unwanted attention of some local hunters. There is some interesting cinematography and the cast is very good but there is little else to truly stand above the others inSlow paced drama/thriller centres on an ex cop turned college professor as she copes with the loss of her mother and the unwanted attention of some local hunters. There is some interesting cinematography and the cast is very good but there is little else to truly stand above the others in such an over saturated genre. To be honest I never really bought into the tension of the isolation of being a small woman standing alone against a group of men.… Expand

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KyoshiLoneheart

Nov 27, 2022

Haven't seen the film, just want to call out and insult the crybaby right wingers. The right wing is made up of a bunch of sensitive snowflake morons that have no idea how to make proper criticism and that's exactly why media is getting worse. They only care about being racist and homophobicHaven't seen the film, just want to call out and insult the crybaby right wingers. The right wing is made up of a bunch of sensitive snowflake morons that have no idea how to make proper criticism and that's exactly why media is getting worse. They only care about being racist and homophobic instead of providing REAL CRITICISM FOR ONCE. That is because the right wing is too goddamn stupid to provide real criticism so they spew the same garbage again and again. The same idiots who cry about "grooming" of children likely take their children to church every Sunday. If not that, they'll complain about anything else that is slightly out of place for them in any piece of media and they called the leftists snowflakes for years? Go back to Twitter and suck off your daddy Elon and let people with an actual brain criticize companies for what they are… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

May 21, 2023

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Another gem from Sundance about the whole male universe toxicity. Perhaps the only exception is the deputy sheriff because he is gay, otherwise every planetary abuse derives from human beings of XY tipe: from anti-inclusivism to anti-animalism, from sexual harassment to(Mauro Lanari)
Another gem from Sundance about the whole male universe toxicity. Perhaps the only exception is the deputy sheriff because he is gay, otherwise every planetary abuse derives from human beings of XY tipe: from anti-inclusivism to anti-animalism, from sexual harassment to patriarchal theism and armed violence. Actually the latter does not, since Thandiwe Newton, here Buddhist and dressed again after "Westworld", turns the feature-lenght into a revenge movie.… Expand

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gearhound

Oct 21, 2022

Leftists love racism to much they literally have to make it up. Btw, RatedRex is an idiot.

1 of 7 users found this helpful16

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