God's Country (2022 film)

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God's Country
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Release poster
Directed byJulian Higgins
Screenplay by
  • Julian Higgins
  • Shaye Ogbonna
Based on"Winter Light"
by James Lee Burke
Produced by
  • Julian Higgins
  • Miranda Bailey
  • Halee Bernard
  • Amanda Marshall
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Wheeler
Edited byJustin LaForge
Music byDeAndre James Allen-Toole
Production
companies
Distributed by IFC Films
Release dates
  • January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23)(Sundance)
  • September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)(United States)
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$493,679 [2] [3]

God's Country is a 2022 American thriller film starring Thandiwe Newton. It was directed by Julian Higgins, [4] [5] based on the short story "Winter Light" by James Lee Burke. [6] [7] The film had its premiere in the Premieres section at the 38th Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022, and was theatrically released in United States on September 16, 2022.

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Plot

After being a police officer in New Orleans, the events of Hurricane Katrina convinces Sandra to move with her mother to a remote and cold region of Montana, where she becomes a university professor. Once her mother dies, Sandra is left alone between the power dynamics of her college and the town. But it is when she confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property that ultimately pushes her own pain and growing anger to their limits.

Cast

Release

The film had its premiere in the Premieres section at the 38th Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022, at the Eccles Center in Park City, Utah. [1] It was theatrically released in United States by IFC Films on September 16, 2022, [2] [3] [6] and on VOD by IFC Video on October 4, 2022. [3] [6]

Reception

Box office

God's Country grossed $493,679 in the United States. [2] [3]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 88% of 81 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.The website's consensus reads: "Led by an outstanding Thandiwe Newton, God's Country rewards patient viewers with a slow-burning but ultimately explosive story of inexorable conflict." [9] [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com said, "It's a film that understands both form and content, merging the two in a story that feels less like a piece of suspenseful entertainment and more like a warning." [11] Dennis Harvey of Variety said, "God’s Country (the title of which hints at another running theme of faith and doubt) is admirable for avoiding caricature within conflict, and granting dramatic personae the depth to hesitate before giving in to their angriest first impulses." [7]

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