Review of Gutland (2018) by Wendy Ide for Screen International — 20 Mar 2018

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

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This review of Gutland (2018) was written by Wendy Ide and published by Screen International on 20 Mar 2018.

Gutland has generally received positive reviews.

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