A Country Called Home

A Country Called Home

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 26, 2016

Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.

A Country Called Home

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 26, 2016

A Country Called Home
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Kickstart
Original title A Country Called Home
Directors Anna Axster
Writers Anna Axster, Jim Beggarly

Cast

Imogen Poots

as Ellie Edwards

Mackenzie Davis

as Reno Thacker

Mary McCormack

as Amanda

Ryan Bingham

as Jack

June Squibb

as Judy Edwards

Norman Bennett

as Bruce Edwards

Shea Whigham

as Cole Edwards

Joe Stevens

as Roger

Josh Helman

as James

Melanie Haynes

as Brenda Thacker

John Merriman

as Sammy

Peggy Schott

as Susan

Larry Jack Dotson

as Mr. Harris

Kay Epperson

as Hannah

Cassandra L. Small

as Jessica

Carlson Young

as Katie

J. Alan Nelson

as Mark Edwards

Nancy Nave

as Ticket Agent

Richard Jackson

as Hardware Store Owner

Steve Uzzell

as Priest

Tatiana Panovich

as Mom at Dairy Queen

William C May

as Kid at Dairy Queen

Sam Henderson

as Mailman

Shelby Davenport

as Bank Manager

Jessica Schwartz

as Waitress