God's Own Country

About God's Own Country

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

God's Own Country (2017) is a romance film directed by Francis Lee. Its themes are complex, loneliness, countryside, and rural area.

Josh O'Connor appears as Johnny Saxby, Alec Secăreanu as Gheorghe Ionescu, Gemma Jones as Deidre Saxby, and Ian Hart as Martin Saxby. It runs 104 minutes and was released in August 2017.

The screenplay is by Francis Lee. Produced by Creative England. American members can watch it on AMC+ Amazon Channel.

Withnail & I, All of Us Strangers, and A Moment in the Reeds make useful companions to God's Own Country, all filed under alcohol and british pub. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 1,016 votes and it carries a R rating.