A Country Called Home

A Country Called Home is a 2015 American drama film directed by Anna Axster and starring Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Ryan Bingham, Mary McCormack and June Squibb.^[2] It is Axster's feature directorial debut.^[3]

A Country Called Home
Film poster
Directed by	Anna Axster
Screenplay by	Anna Axster Jim Beggarly
Produced by	Jason Netter Nicolas Gonda Anna Axster Ryan Bingham
Starring	Imogen Poots Mackenzie Davis Ryan Bingham Mary McCormack June Squibb
Cinematography	Charlie Wuppermann
Edited by	Kiran Pallegadda
Music by	Ryan Bingham Nate Barnes Daniel Sproul
Production companies	Alchemy Raindance Entertainment Knuckles One Kickstart Productions
Distributed by	Arc Entertainment
Release dates	June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13) (LA Film Festival)[1] February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Imogen Poots as Ellie
• Mackenzie Davis as Reno
• Mary McCormack as Amanda
• Ryan Bingham as Jack
• Presley Jack Bowen as Tommy
• June Squibb as Judy
• Norman Bennett as Bruce
• Shea Whigham as Cole
• Joe Stevens as Roger
• Josh Helman as James

Release

The film premiered at the 2015 LA Film Festival.^[4] It was then released in theaters on February 26, 2016, and on VOD on March 1, 2016.^[5]

Reception

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[6] Mark Dujsik of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two and a half stars.^[7] Jesse Hassenger of The A.V. Club graded the film a C.^[8] Katie Walsh of IndieWire graded the film a B−.^[9]

References

1. "LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Anna Axster — 'A Country Called Home'".
2. Linden, Sheri (16 June 2015). "'A Country Called Home': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. Sneider, Jeff (10 February 2016). "Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis Drama 'A Country Called Home' Lands Theatrical Distribution". TheWrap. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. McNary, Dave (10 February 2016). "Imogen Poots' 'A Country Called Home' Gets Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. Busch, Anita (10 February 2016). "Alchemy And Arc Acquire 'A Country Called Home'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
6. "A Country Called Home". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
7. Dujsik, Mark (26 February 2016). "A Country Called Home". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
8. Hassenger, Jesse (25 February 2016). "A Country Called Home sidesteps some clichés, falls flat into others". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
9. Walsh, Katie (17 June 2015). "LAFF Review: 'A Country Called Home' Starring Imogen Poots And Ryan Bingham". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

External links

• A Country Called Home at IMDb
• A Country Called Home at Rotten Tomatoes