Written and Directed by Matthew Laughter

Co-Directed by Jake Parker

Starring James Cox, James David West, Bob Daniel,

USA, 2025, 84 minutes

Content Warning: Homophobia, animal death, flashing images, suicide references, and religious threat

Returning to his hometown to claim an inheritance from his estranged mother, Ben Marsh and his partner, Sam, find themselves entangled in the mad prophecies of the town's Charismatic leader, Pastor Deenan.

Perhaps the most disturbing feature film of the weekend, GASP! is proud to present this intense yet utterly thought-provoking look at homophobia within religion. God Country does so much more than just present its queer characters as just victims; it’s a layered film with layered, interesting and empowered protagonists and so much sincerity that is a result of the film being made from a deeply personal place. It’s a very well-made, very well-written and very well-acted film that depicts a nightmare scenario with horrifying imagery, buckets of suspense and a look at both religious hypocrisy and the traumatic impact of discrimination.