Welcome to Queerty’s latest entry in our series, Queerantined: Daily Dose. Every weekday as long as the COVID-19 pandemic has us under quarantine, we’ll release a suggested bit of gloriously queer entertainment designed to keep you from getting stir crazy in the house. Each weekend, we will also suggest a binge-able title to keep you extra engaged.
The Timely: God’s Own Country
God’s Own Country first made headlines in 2017 when the film won the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Critics and audiences praised its direction and treatment of a gay relationship, comparing the story of a UK farmer who falls for a Romanian migrant worker to that of Brokeback Mountain.
The film, of course, made headlines again this week as Amazon users noticed that several key sex scenes had mysteriously disappeared from the film. The director Francis Lee weighed in, expressing his outrage over the censorship. Fortunately, that debacle has seemingly resolved, and as such, we think now might be a good time to visit God’s Own Country. The uncensored version of the film streams on several platforms, though not Amazon Prime (Amazon users can access the uncut version of the film via rental or purchase). It makes for perfect entertainment via webcam date, and no doubt both of you will want to leave the cam on after to discuss the film…among other things.
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Paulie P
The movie is a re-hash of Brokeback Mountain almost down to one pivotal scene involving in this case a green shirt wore by the departed lover.
Jared MacBride
You need to watch the movie more carefully. It is far from a “re-hash.” Xenophobia is a central theme of God’s Own Country; it’s nowhere to be found in BM.
Cam
Except that isn’t true at all. They are together the entire time, now separating and meeting up once every few years, having wives and kids, etc..
The one guy isn’t afraid of a relationship because of homophobia, he is shutdown because of his childhood etc…
Two completely different movies. Saying they are the same because the one guy kept the other’s sweater is ridiculous.
jayceecook
You’ve said that one every post about this movie except it’s not true at all. And you absolutely did not pay attention to the film because the scene that you keep trying to say is copied isn’t even close. He doesn’t even keep the sweater. Maybe rewatch the ending again.
jayceecook
Also, you might want to get your eyes checked out. You may be colorblind as well as stupid. The jumper (sweater) in question is maroon with bits of olive and eggshell woven in.
sanfranca1
5/24/2020, 11 AM PDT. I just looked on Amazon for this movie, and this is what it says:
“Our agreements with the content provider don’t allow purchases of this title at this time.”
jayceecook
You can’t use Amazon Prime to stream it for free. That was the one with the edited version that caused all the rukus. You can rent or buy it though. That is the unedited film.
Kieran
If only cable TV offered a “gay channel” where they could feature movies like this. Didn’t they have one called “Logo” at one time before it became the “Married With Children” channel?
Aires the Ram
Or Here!Tv became the Golden Girls channel. Just no support for those channels now, no money behind it.
Cam
I knew that straight people were running LOGO when they started broadcasting the show “16 and pregnant” all the time.
Because dating someone or having a one night stand and accidentally getting pregnant is REALLY relevant to LGBT people.
Goosecurls
Kieran, check out Dekkoo.com and Revry.tv. Depending on your smart TV, and pocketbook, you can see LGBT films. Also Kanopy.com and Hoopladigital.com are great option because it’s free. All you need is a library card. If you don’t have a smart TV, you can access the sites on your computer.
Yooper
Enjoyed the movie. Not a rehash of Brokeback, that thought is unfounded. I caught it on Netflix, which has a good stocking of gay films and series.