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A Country Called Home

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When Ellie's estranged father dies, she travels to a small town in Texas to clean up the mess he left behind. Ellie meets family she didn't know she had and makes an unexpected friend as she experiences growth and forgiveness.
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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 02/26/2016
The gentle drama A Country Called Home is in sync with its small-town Texas setting. Unfortunately, much of it is also as flat as the terrain, despite the efforts of an engaging cast led by Imogen Poots. Go to Full Review
Katie Walsh The Playlist 02/26/2016
B-
It's refreshing to see Poots in a role such as this, one that lets her easygoing charm shine through. Go to Full Review
Mark Dujsik RogerEbert.com 02/26/2016
2.5/4
The third act in particular becomes an awkward mixture of broad comedy and pathos. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews 03/08/2016
6/10
There is not a lot in the plot that is surprising or even original. There is some wit and there is a not too unrealistic look at strained family relationships. Go to Full Review
Elias Savada Film International 02/29/2016
2/5
A Country Called Home is a decent enough trip through the back roads of Texas, connecting with a partly dysfunctional family. It's just not something that most viewers will want to write home about. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood The Young Folks 02/26/2016
6/10
While I found it sincere, I felt like it meandered too much and suffered from anxiety over what kind of a film it wanted to be. Go to Full Review
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12/18/2021 I rate this 4 stars just because of Mackenzie Davis's fuckin face. Yes, Imogen Poots is also a gorge baby but yeah. It's the Mackenzie for me. See more 11/12/2019 Very nice, watched at the recommendation of a friend and was pleasantly surprised. Altogether a good movie. Reno was the best addition to the cast of small town Texans. See more 11/29/2017 Time heals the pain! A feel good indie film. I expected a complete drama, probably realistic and nothing more. It was slightly hopping around with different genres. Yeah, there were some fun, though how the tale had begun and how the rest of the narration shaped up was not so blendful. A young woman returns home after learning about her father's sudden death. It was the first visit after many years, especially since her mother's death. She also for the first time meets her grandparents. This trip is a different experience. The short stay extents, and then she meets Reno, a singer who stuck in the plac due to her mother. From there how the rest of the story unfolds is told decently. It had characters, the great ones. The story too, but not all the scenes were so great. Particularly Reno made this film a bit cheerful. Usually indie films are one-off, but I thought they should make another one. Because feels there's more to add to it, like a road trip, followed by the rest of their lifeline in LA. Or maybe a prequel seems good too. If you like drama films, you would enjoy it. But not for everyone. Imogen was good, I liked somebody like her accepted the role. Then Mackenzie Davis and others too were good. Not many people had seen it, for that reason itself, it deserves to be watched. Forget the film critics, just try it and rate it. 7/10 See more 01/01/2017 Attempts to reinforce stereotype that rural America is ignorant and backward compared to progressive latte drinking city folk. See more 08/30/2016 exceptional story and great acting See more 07/03/2016 what happens when you decided to come back home to bury your ungrateful father but you find out that there were people in your life that are worth haning on to and new friends who will teach you how to appreciate life again. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When Ellie's estranged father dies, she travels to a small town in Texas to clean up the mess he left behind. Ellie meets family she didn't know she had and makes an unexpected friend as she experiences growth and forgiveness.
Director
Anna Axster
Producer
Nicolas Gonda, Jason Netter, Ryan Bingham, Anna Axster
Screenwriter
Anna Axster, Jim Beggarly
Distributor
ARC Entertainment, Alchemy
Production Co
Kickstart Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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