A Country Called Home

A quiet, reflective drama that sits with grief and dislocation, offering a slow, earnest look at a life coming apart and the tentative warmth of starting over.

Directed by

Anna Axster

Genres

Drama

Starring

Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Mary McCormack

Tagline

She Had To Find Her Past To Embrace Her Future.

Overview

Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, family, identity, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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