A Country Called Home

A Country Called Home
A Country Called Home
	Film poster
Directed by	Anna Axster
Screenplay by	Anna Axster; Jim Beggarly
Produced by	Jason Netter; Nicolas Gonda; Anna Axster; Ryan Bingham ;
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	Alchemy ; Raindance Entertainment; Knuckles One; Kickstart Productions
Distributed by	Arc Entertainment
Release dates	June 13, 2015(LA Film Festival); February 26, 2016;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated February 22, 2026

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]

Cast

Imogen Poots as Ellie
Mackenzie Davis as Reno
Mary McCormack as Amanda
Ryan Bingham as Jack
Presley Jack Bowen as Tommy
June Squibb as Judy
Norman Bennett as Bruce
Shea Whigham as Cole
Joe Stevens as Roger
Josh Helman as James

Release

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]

Reception

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]

References

↑ "LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Anna Axster — 'A Country Called Home'".
↑ Linden, Sheri (June 16, 2015). "'A Country Called Home': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ Sneider, Jeff (February 10, 2016). "Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis Drama 'A Country Called Home' Lands Theatrical Distribution". TheWrap . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ McNary, Dave (February 10, 2016). "Imogen Poots' 'A Country Called Home' Gets Distribution". Variety . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ Busch, Anita (February 10, 2016). "Alchemy And Arc Acquire 'A Country Called Home'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ "A Country Called Home". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ Dujsik, Mark (February 26, 2016). "A Country Called Home". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ Hassenger, Jesse (February 25, 2016). "A Country Called Home sidesteps some clichés, falls flat into others". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
↑ Walsh, Katie (June 17, 2015). "LAFF Review: 'A Country Called Home' Starring Imogen Poots And Ryan Bingham". IndieWire . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

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[1] "LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Anna Axster — 'A Country Called Home'".

[2] Linden, Sheri (June 16, 2015). "'A Country Called Home': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[3] Sneider, Jeff (February 10, 2016). "Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis Drama 'A Country Called Home' Lands Theatrical Distribution". TheWrap . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[4] McNary, Dave (February 10, 2016). "Imogen Poots' 'A Country Called Home' Gets Distribution". Variety . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[5] Busch, Anita (February 10, 2016). "Alchemy And Arc Acquire 'A Country Called Home'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[6] "A Country Called Home". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[7] Dujsik, Mark (February 26, 2016). "A Country Called Home". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[8] Hassenger, Jesse (February 25, 2016). "A Country Called Home sidesteps some clichés, falls flat into others". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[9] Walsh, Katie (June 17, 2015). "LAFF Review: 'A Country Called Home' Starring Imogen Poots And Ryan Bingham". IndieWire . Retrieved January 2, 2021.

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