''In God's Country'' is a 2007 Canadian

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

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directed by John L'Ecuyer and written by

Peter Behrens Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading Germany, German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG turbine factory, AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, desi ...

and Esta Spalding. The film aired on CTV on January 23, 2007. It stars

Kelly Rowan Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965) is a retired Canadian film and television actress and former fashion model. A native of Ottawa, Rowan studied acting in London and New York City before she started working as a model. She was featured in the h ...

as Judith Leavitt, a woman in a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect who rebels against the repressive rules of the community in a bid to protect her teenage daughters from being married off to older men against their will.Daphne Bramham, "TV fiction tackles the heavy lifting for us". January 20, 2007. The cast also includes

Richard Burgi Richard William Burgi (, born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on '' The Sentinel'' and as Karl Mayer on ''Desperate Housewives''. He also portrayed Paul Hornsby in the ABC da ...

Martha MacIsaac Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including ''Superbad (film), Superbad'' (2007), ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left'' (2009), ''Dead Before ...

, Hannah Lochner,

Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the The CW, CW action series ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the The Movie Network, TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Han ...

, Kristopher Turner and Catherine Disher.

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* 2007 television films 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s Canadian films 2000s English-language films Canadian drama television films CTV Television Network original programming English-language Canadian films Films about Mormonism Films directed by John L'Ecuyer Mormon fundamentalism in fiction CTV Television Network original films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub