God's Country

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God's Country

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2022,

1h 43m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. Based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.

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Critics Consensus

Led by an outstanding Thandiwe Newton, God's Country rewards patient viewers with a slow-burning but ultimately explosive story of inexorable conflict.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Sep 19, 2022

Julian Higgins takes this very intimate and specific story that could have been a lurid B-movie and makes it art.

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Robert Daniels

Los Angeles Times

Sep 16, 2022

Newton braids every thread of generational trauma into a lived-in symbol of defiance and anger.

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Isaac Feldberg

RogerEbert.com

Sep 16, 2022

4/4

Profound and haunting.

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Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

Jul 20, 2025

3/5

Legally, a satisfying ending wouldn’t make sense, but cinematically, it would feel righteous. It may be God’s country, but this is Sandra’s property.

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Sarah Vincent

Cambridge Day

Aug 16, 2023

3.5/4

This is an unpredictable, majestic visual feast, sparse with dialogue and rife with superb performances, and Higgins’ sophomore feature is a strong contender for best American film of the year.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Mar 25, 2023

The slow-moving God's Country has a very predictable ending. However, this drama about an escalating feud gets a tremendous boost from Thandiwe Newton's riveting performance, as well as how director Julian Higgins builds tension in the movie.

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Julian Higgins

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Thandiwe Newton

Sandra

Dan Gravage

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Tanaya Beatty

Gretchen

Jeremy Bobb

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Joris Jarsky

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Synopsis

When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. Based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.

Director: Julian Higgins
Producer: Miranda Bailey, Halee Bernard, Julian Higgins, Amanda Marshall
Screenwriter: Shaye Ogbonna, Julian Higgins
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Cold Iron Pictures, The Film Arcade, Universal Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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