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At this point in his career, Jefferson White has largely been a player in small-screen ventures. He has, however, continued to find big screen work on the indie film scene. While White is soon to be seen in highly anticipated projects from Alex Garland and “Lady Macbeth” helmer William Oldroyd, the actor delivered one of his best big-screen turns to date in one of 2022’s more egregiously overlooked indies.
That film is called “God’s Country,” and the critically adored (per Rotten Tomatoes) thriller finds Thandie Newton portraying Sandra Guidry, a college professor and Montana transplant battling racial and misogynistic discrimination in both her personal and professional lives. Much of the film is focused on the personal side of Sandra’s life, which is thrown into flux after she catches a less-than-friendly pair of locals trespassing on her property while they’re hunting. What follows is a slow-burning but ever-escalating game of wits and wills as Sandra takes increasingly dramatic measures in dealing with the dastardly locals.
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As you might’ve guessed, Jefferson White plays one of those nefarious hunters. While his hot-headed yet soft-spoken Samuel is maybe not the worst of the worst among the local crew, White imbues the character with enough thinly-veiled menace to convince anyone otherwise. White’s turn in “God’s Country” is about as far a cry from his work as Jimmy Hurdstrom as one can imagine. And it’s a testament to the fact we’ve only just begun to see how good he can be.
