THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY
Reeling from a devastating loss, Tana (Lily Gladstone) is pulled back into the world by an unexpected invitation to her cousin’s wedding.
SYNOPSIS
Reeling from a devastating loss, Tana (Lily Gladstone) is pulled back into the world by an unexpected invitation to her cousin’s wedding. She packs up her late grandmother’s Cadillac and hits the open road, driving from her home in Minnesota to South Dakota. After reconnecting with her Oglala Lakota family, Tana sets off to retrace a surreal journey that her grandmother took decades ago, searching for the spot captured in an old family photograph. As she travels, Tana finds connection in the stories of everyday people who’ve settled down far off the main roads including Isaac (Raymond Lee), who provides a pivotal clue to understanding the lost location that could cultivate closure. A personal reverie summoned from a beguiling mix of fact and fiction; THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY is an arresting debut feature from Morrisa Maltz.
Director
Morrisa Maltz
WITH
Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Ali Lopez-Sohaili, Richard Ray Whitman, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Devan Shangreaux
Run Time
1 hour, 26 minutes
Released
July 28, 2023
Distributed by
Music Box Films
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
NOT RATED
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SHOWINGS
JULY 28 | FRI
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
JULY 29 | SAT
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m
JULY 30 | SUN
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m
JULY 31 | MON
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 1 | TUE
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 2 | WED
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 3 | THU
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 4 | FRI
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 5 | SAT
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
AUG 6 | SUN
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 p.m.
AUG 7 | MON
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
AUG 8 | TUE
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
AUG 9 | WED
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
AUG 10 | THU
5:10, 7:10, 9:10 p.m.
REVIEWS
“The Unknown Country is a poetically whispered dreamscape where self and place collide on a seemingly never-ending highway.”
“[THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY] puts us in the presence of a major talent, bearing something profound in her artistic inclinations.”
“A different kind of journey takes place through the center of the United States in Morrisa Maltz’s experimentally fascinating The Unknown Country, anchored by another stellar turn from the great Lily Gladstone (Certain Women).”