God's Country is a 2022 crime thriller from director Julian Higgins, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shay Ogbonna. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and is based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.
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.
The cast includes Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Jefferson White (Yellowstone), and Tanaya Beatty.
God’s Country is set to debut in select theaters on September 16th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.