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A Country Called Home | |
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Directed by | Anna Axster |
Screenplay by | Anna Axster Jim Beggarly |
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Starring | Imogen Poots Mackenzie Davis Ryan Bingham Mary McCormack June Squibb |
Cinematography | Charlie Wuppermann |
Edited by | Kiran Pallegadda |
Music by | Ryan Bingham Nate Barnes Daniel Sproul |
Production companies | Raindance Entertainment Knuckles One Kickstart Prods. |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Country Called Home is a 2015 American drama film directed by Anna Axster and starring Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Ryan Bingham, Mary McCormack and June Squibb. [2] It is Axster's feature directorial debut. [3]
The film premiered at the 2015 LA Film Festival. [4] It was then released in theaters on February 26, 2016, and on VOD on March 1, 2016. [5]
The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [6] Mark Dujsik of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two and a half stars. [7] Jesse Hassenger of The A.V. Club graded the film a C. [8] Katie Walsh of IndieWire graded the film a B−. [9]
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