A Country Called Home
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| A Country Called Home | |
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| Directed by | Anna Axster |
| Screenplay by | Anna Axster Jim Beggarly |
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| Starring | Imogen Poots Mackenzie Davis Ryan Bingham Mary McCormack June Squibb |
| Cinematography | Charlie Wuppermann |
| Edited by | Kiran Pallegadda |
| Music by | Ryan Bingham Nate Barnes Daniel Sproul |
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| Distributed by | Arc Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Country Called Home is a 2015 American drama film directed by Anna Axster and starring Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Ryan Bingham, Mary McCormack and June Squibb.[2] It is Axster's feature directorial debut.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Imogen Poots as Ellie
- Mackenzie Davis as Reno
- Mary McCormack as Amanda
- Ryan Bingham as Jack
- Presley Jack Bowen as Tommy
- June Squibb as Judy
- Norman Bennett as Bruce
- Shea Whigham as Cole
- Joe Stevens as Roger
- Josh Helman as James
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 2015 LA Film Festival.[4] It was then released in theaters on February 26, 2016, and on VOD on March 1, 2016.[5]
Reception
[edit]The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Mark Dujsik of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two and a half stars.[7] Jesse Hassenger of The A.V. Club graded the film a C.[8] Katie Walsh of IndieWire graded the film a B−.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Anna Axster — 'A Country Called Home'".
- ^ Linden, Sheri (16 June 2015). "'A Country Called Home': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (10 February 2016). "Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis Drama 'A Country Called Home' Lands Theatrical Distribution". TheWrap. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ McNary, Dave (10 February 2016). "Imogen Poots' 'A Country Called Home' Gets Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Busch, Anita (10 February 2016). "Alchemy And Arc Acquire 'A Country Called Home'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "A Country Called Home". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Dujsik, Mark (26 February 2016). "A Country Called Home". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Hassenger, Jesse (25 February 2016). "A Country Called Home sidesteps some clichés, falls flat into others". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Katie (17 June 2015). "LAFF Review: 'A Country Called Home' Starring Imogen Poots And Ryan Bingham". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 January 2021.