God's Own Country

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God's Own Country

Released Oct 25, 2017

1h 44m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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A young farmer numbs his frustrations with drinking and casual sex until a Romanian migrant worker sets him on a new path.

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Critics Consensus

A quiet, moving rumination on loneliness and newfound intimacy, God's Own Country marks an outstanding directorial debut for Francis Lee.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Writer-director Francis Lee creates a more credible rural milieu, anchored in the grubby details of raising livestock and the furious emotional repression of his male characters.

Apr 17, 2020

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Earnest, honest, accurate, and unrelenting, this is the true romance of the countryside, dung-splattered boots and all.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 28, 2017

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Cary Darling

Houston Chronicle

Director/writer Francis Lee's electrifying feature debut is a working-class, fun-house mirror version of "Call Me By Your Name's" upper-class pretensions and is equally, if not more, rewarding because of it.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 30, 2017

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Joe Lipsett

The Queer Gaze (Podcast)

It's a film filled with beautiful sweaters, mud wrestling, and sad boys, which means it's deeply romantic

Rated: 4/5

Mar 6, 2025

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Steve Cruz

OUT FRONT Magazine (Denver)

God’s Own Country is beautifully told, not self-conscious.

May 9, 2023

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Michael Cuby

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Wonderfully acted and brimming with steamy, sexual tension, God’s Own Country deserves its spot on the list of seminal queer cinema.

Sep 28, 2022

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Julio C.

It’s a very loving, touching romance movie, and the actors and actresses were wonderful in it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/25

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Kendall M

I saw this movie a couple of years ago when I was younger and I was fascinated by the plot, since it tells us about several things that happen in real life and touches on them in a pleasant and gentle way for the audience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Milan Z

This movie is perfect like a warm hug.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Anna B

If you're drawn to films that offer a glimpse into lives far removed from your own—yet somehow echo the deepest corners of your experience—this is a must-see. It resonates in that quiet, haunting way: the shared disillusionment with life, the sobering realization that maybe this is all there is. That no one is coming to rescue you. And that, in the end, you’re utterly alone. The very people you once turned to for love and comfort may become the sources of your deepest wounds—abandoning you, disappointing you. And so, a heavy, aching loneliness settles in. One that’s disguised by emotional armor, numbed by various forms of escape, or simply swallowed beneath the steady march of just "getting on with it." But then—unexpectedly, miraculously—comes a flicker of something different. That effervescent, soul-stirring moment when you are finally seen. Understood. Accepted. Perhaps even loved, and from the most unlikely of places. Isn’t that what we’re all searching for? And when it arrives, however briefly—it makes the whole journey feel, somehow, worth it. That's what I took away from God's Own Country...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Lana t

It's messy and too real at times, but also absolutely beautiful, tender, and heartfelt!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Julian S

A bitter, melancholic tale of the choices imposed on you and those you long to make.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Synopsis

A young farmer numbs his frustrations with drinking and casual sex until a Romanian migrant worker sets him on a new path.

Director: Francis Lee
Producer: Manon Ardisson, Jack Tarling
Screenwriter: Francis Lee
Distributor: Orion Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Inflammable Films, Shudder Films, Met Film
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $281.5K
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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