God's Country (2022 film)
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| Directed by | Julian Higgins |
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| Based on | "Winter's Light" by James Lee Burke |
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| Cinematography | Andrew Wheeler |
| Edited by | Justin LaForge |
| Music by | DeAndre James Allen-Toole |
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $493,679[1][2] |
God's Country is a 2022 thriller film starring Thandiwe Newton. The film was directed by Julian Higgins.[3][4]
Premise
A college professor is drawn into an escalating battle of wills after she finds two hunters trespassing on her property.
Cast
- Thandiwe Newton as Sandra Guidry
- Jeremy Bobb as Gus Wolf
- Joris Jarsky as Nathan
- Jefferson White as Samuel
- Kai Lennox as Arthur
- Tanaya Beatty as Gretchen
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 77 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."[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
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."[7] 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."[8]
References
- ^ "God's Country (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "God's Country (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "God's Country review: Thandiwe Newton has never been better". The A.V. Club. September 13, 2022.
- ^ Kraft, Tim (September 12, 2022). "Exclusive: Julian Higgin's on God's Country and Thandiwe Newton". MovieWeb.
- ^ "God's Country". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "God's Country". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian. "Sundance 2022: God's Country, Emily the Criminal, Resurrection". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis. "'God's Country' Review: Thandiwe Newton Anchors a Thriller of Escalating Disputes in Big Sky Country". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2022.