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God's Country

2022 · 102 min

A slow-burning, tense character study that simmers with quiet anger and isolation, demanding patience as it builds toward a grim confrontation.

Directed by
Julian Higgins
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Western
Starring
Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Jefferson White
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Julian Higgins
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Western
Starring
Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Jefferson White
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • justice
  • power
  • race
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, western, drama
Directed by
Julian Higgins
Written by
Shaye Ogbonna, Julian Higgins
Starring
Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Jefferson White, Joris Jarsky, Tanaya Beatty, Kai Lennox, Lynn Solomon, Gabriel Clark
Music
DeAndre James Allen-Toole
Cinematography
Andrew Wheeler
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish

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