God's Country

A Black former police officer-turned-professor in a rural college town is drawn into an escalating battle of wills that puts her most deeply-held values to the test in this modern Western.

“Higgins' excellent film constantly dangles redemption in front of our faces, begging us to imagine a better world.” -IndieWire

“Julian Higgins' auspicious feature debut employs genre violence to make social revolution explosively real.” -Toronto Star

“A nuanced take on white and male supremacy.” -Little White Lies

“A film that understands both form and content, merging the two in a story that feels less like a piece of suspenseful entertainment and more like a warning.” - RogerEbert.com

“A disturbing, unusually class-and-race-conscious modern Western.” - Deadline