Patriarchy and Nature Clash in ‘God’s Creatures’
For a film that’s all about death, whether of illusions, our place in our personal history, or the more literal kind, God’s Creatures includes quite a few debuts. For Saela Davis, it’s her first turn directing after a long career of film editing, her co-director Anna Rose Holmer is helming her first feature since her 2015 critical hit The Fits, and Emily Watson is in a rare lead role rather than her usual supporting turn.