Thandiwe Newton in trailer for neo-Western thriller 'God's Country'

“Things are a little different here…Most people deal with this stuff among themselves.” IFC Films has released the first official trailer for God's Country, a neo-thriller -independent western filmmaker Julien Higgins. This premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and it received rave reviews, although it mostly flew under the radar during the festival. The title refers to the land it takes place on - Thandiwe Newton plays Sandra Guidry, a black teacher living and working in a rural town in the snowy lands of the American West. When this grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches encroaching on her property, she is drawn into a battle of wills that escalates with catastrophic consequences for everyone. It's a remarkably tense thriller with outstanding cinematography, but above all a commanding and magnificent performance from Newton. The independent cast includes Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Kai Lennox and Tanaya Beatty. It's a great independent film worth seeking out.

Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for God's Country by Julian Higgins, direct from YouTube:

Based on a short story by acclaimed author James Lee Burke, God's Country is a neo-Western thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West. Thandiwe Newton plays Sandra Guidry, a black professor living and working in a rural college town. She discovers a mysterious red truck parked in her driveway and soon learns that it belongs to two local hunters seeking to enter the forest behind her house. Sandra politely but firmly refuses them - her experience tells her that these are not the kind of men to be freely welcomed into her world. But they won't take no for an answer, and soon Sandra finds herself embroiled in an escalating battle of wills that puts her most deeply held values ​​to the test. God's Country is led by American filmmaker Julian Higgins, his second feature film after directing Mending Wall previously, as well as a few other short films. The screenplay is written by Shaye Ogbonna and Julian Higgins, based on the short story "Winter Light" by James Lee Burke. This originally premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. IFC Films will debut God's Country in select US theaters exclusively on September 16, 2022.

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