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Movie Info

When a German drifter wanders into a seemingly idyllic town in the Luxembourg countryside and decides to put down roots, everything is not as it appears.

Genre:

mystery & thriller, drama
Original Language:

Luxembourgish
Director:

Govinda Van Maele
Producer:

Gilles Chanial, Jean-Louis Schuller, Govinda Van Maele
Writer:

Govinda Van Maele
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 26, 2018
Runtime:

1h 47m

Cast & Crew

Frederick Lau
Jens Fauser

Vicky Krieps
Lucy Loschetter

Marco Lorenzini
Jos Gierens

Martine Kohn
Fernande Loschetter

Gerdy Zint
Nikkel

Pit Bukowski
Marcel

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Critic Reviews for Gutland

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2)

[An] assured hybrid of backwoods thriller and fantasy ...

March 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Wendy Ide
Screen International
It fascinatingly blurs the line between fantasy and reality, from the eerie intro all the way through to a surprise finale that raises goosebumps.

September 18, 2017 | Full Review…

Deborah Young
Hollywood Reporter
[Director Govinda] Van Maele is in no rush to get to the climax and he takes a long time to begin to build suspense, but the slow burn pays off in the end.

September 11, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Dave McGinn
Globe and Mail
You'll have a much better time with this movie if you go in knowing it's more of a mystery than a thriller; it's unusual, but never boring.

March 30, 2020 | Full Review…

Victor Stiff
Goomba Stomp
The ingredients for a good yarn are here: too bad Maele's focus is on getting that perfect shot.

February 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Michael McNeely
The Hindu Business Line
Despite some recognizable tropes of small-town transgressions and cultish persuasions, director Govinda Van Maele proves his skill through a subtle but palpable escalation of tension.

November 11, 2017 | Full Review…

Alysia Urrutia
Cinema Scope
Unfortunately, the film's climax doesn't quite deliver the grand reveal that the rest of the film gestures towards, favouring a shaggy-dog ambivalence that gestures towards surreal ambiguity but perhaps more accurately masks creative indecision

September 15, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Christopher Machell
CineVue
Govinda Van Maele's full-length feature "Gutland" is a striking debut, one that slowly burns through the magnificent landscapes of rural Luxembourg with flourishes of neorealism.

September 14, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Kyle Kohner
The Playlist
Bad men become redeemable as good people prove to be monsters. And before it's over we're left to wonder if two wrongs do make a right.

September 13, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Jared Mobarak
The Film Stage
... Gutland offers standard pulp fare set firmly on simmer, building to a twist that gets points for audacity but makes almost no sense a moment later.

September 8, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Norman Wilner
NOW Toronto

[An] assured hybrid of backwoods thriller and fantasy ...

March 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Wendy Ide
Screen International
It fascinatingly blurs the line between fantasy and reality, from the eerie intro all the way through to a surprise finale that raises goosebumps.

September 18, 2017 | Full Review…

Deborah Young
Hollywood Reporter
[Director Govinda] Van Maele is in no rush to get to the climax and he takes a long time to begin to build suspense, but the slow burn pays off in the end.

September 11, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Dave McGinn
Globe and Mail
You'll have a much better time with this movie if you go in knowing it's more of a mystery than a thriller; it's unusual, but never boring.

March 30, 2020 | Full Review…

Victor Stiff
Goomba Stomp
The ingredients for a good yarn are here: too bad Maele's focus is on getting that perfect shot.

February 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Michael McNeely
The Hindu Business Line
Despite some recognizable tropes of small-town transgressions and cultish persuasions, director Govinda Van Maele proves his skill through a subtle but palpable escalation of tension.

November 11, 2017 | Full Review…

Alysia Urrutia
Cinema Scope
Unfortunately, the film's climax doesn't quite deliver the grand reveal that the rest of the film gestures towards, favouring a shaggy-dog ambivalence that gestures towards surreal ambiguity but perhaps more accurately masks creative indecision

September 15, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Christopher Machell
CineVue
Govinda Van Maele's full-length feature "Gutland" is a striking debut, one that slowly burns through the magnificent landscapes of rural Luxembourg with flourishes of neorealism.

September 14, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Kyle Kohner
The Playlist
Bad men become redeemable as good people prove to be monsters. And before it's over we're left to wonder if two wrongs do make a right.

September 13, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Jared Mobarak
The Film Stage
... Gutland offers standard pulp fare set firmly on simmer, building to a twist that gets points for audacity but makes almost no sense a moment later.

September 8, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Norman Wilner
NOW Toronto