When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
Thandiwe Newton
Sandra Guidry
Jeremy Bobb
Gus Wolf
Jefferson White
Samuel Cody
Joris Jarsky
Nathan Cody
Tanaya Beatty
Gretchen
Kai Lennox
Arthur Gates
Lynn Solomon
Faith
Gabriel Clark
Beefer
Phaedra Nielson
Diane
Karen Jean Olds
Susan
Dark Sevier
Troublemaker
Ainsley Sevier
Bartender
John Hosking
John
Matthew Yetter
Minister
Aakii
Aakii
Dan Gravage
Funeral Director
George De Vries
Retiring Professor
Bob Wheeler
Colleague
Steven Conard
Tree Farm Owner
Derek Sorrell
Masked Logger
Edie Linneweber
Nathan's Mother
Travis W Bruyer
Church Member
Amy McLeod
Bar Patron
Director, Writer
Julian Higgins
Novel
James Lee Burke
Writer
Shaye Ogbonna
February 21, 2022
5
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"God's Country features a remarkable lead performance from Thandiwe Newton, but the unfocused, predictable screenplay makes this film too dull to remember. Technically, it's one of the strongest movies of the festival. Gorgeous cinematography, sweet score, gripping atmosphere -- it holds the essential technical ingredients for a great film.
However, by attempting to tackle many different subject matters, Julian Higgins isn't able to properly concentrate and exceptionally develop a single one. In addition to this, the protagonist carries relatable motivations, but her consequent actions feel contradictory. The racism and sexism that she has to deal with are real, but her way of confronting these situations is far from exemplary.
Finally, the impactful ending beautifully works in theory, but since everything plot-wise is so unsurprising and slow-paced, the viewers will probably feel too tired to care by the end."
Rating: C