A Country Called Home (2016) (original) (raw)
After rudderless 26 year old Ellie learns that her estranged, alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to small-town Texas, where she finds direction, family, and friendship in this most unexpected place.
After rudderless 26 year old Ellie learns that her estranged, alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to small-town Texas, where she finds direction, family, and friendship in this most unexpected place. (less)
Director: Anna Axster
Starring: Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, June Squibb, Ryan Bingham
Review by Brian Orndorf, February 25, 2016
4 / 10
�A Country Called Home� attempts to be a genuine take on the estranged family formula, with co-writer/director Anna Axster filling the picture with all kinds of ache and wounded behavior, spread across a collection of idiosyncratic characters. Most of it borders on quirky, but the effort is much too dour to be any fun. Somber and stilted, �A Country Called Home� is undone by miscalculated performances and screenwriting that doesn�t value the truth of the moment. Axster strives to create an introspective mood, but the feature isn�t especially deep, often resorting to painful clich� to piece the ...read more...
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