10s Movie Review - God's Own Country

Director: Francis Lee
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Runtime: 104 minutes
Year: 2017
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Alex Secareanu, Gemma Jones, Ian Hart

Description: Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby (Josh O’Connor) numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant (Alex Secareanu) for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.

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Review: With his dad had a stroke, the care of the unprofitable family farm falls entirely on the shoulders of John. To escape daily reality, John flees to excessive drinking and anonymous sex. When a seasonal worker from Romania arrives to help out with the lambing of the sheep, he initially lashes out at the stranger. But Gheorge and John develop a beautiful relationship, making John feel new things.

The comparison to Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” comes to mind; a secretly blossoming male love in a world that is homophobic and averse to displaying any feeling whatsoever. “God’s Own Country” us not as tragic, but definitely just as good. It’s a powerful, sendory film with wonderful acting. A film that enchants.

Rating: 4, 5/ 5