Lamb

Film • 2021 • 1h 46m

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

Details

Status: Released
Release: August 12, 2021 (5 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 46m
Rating: R
Language: Icelandic
Origins: Iceland Poland Sweden
AKA: Dýrið
Tags: absurd ambiguous ambivalent birth body horror brother complex complicated couple distressing drama dreary fantasy folk tale grief grim introspective lamb melancholy mental illness mountain musician mysterious ominous parenthood psychological drama psychological horror reflective remote location serene sheep farm somber thoughtful

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‘Lamb’ review: Woolly, low-keyed supernatural winner from Iceland is guided by ‘Dragon Tattoo’ star Noomi Rapace
Blinding snow, heavy breathing from an unseen force: The first few seconds of “Lamb” suggests Liam Neeson has returned for another wintry exercise in hum...
Film Review: Lamb
★★★★☆ Though it is inhabited by folkloric creatures, Lamb ultimately reveals itself as a human drama that uses generic conventions as a way of exam...
Lamb Review - IGN
Lamb is a wonderfully strange film about parenthood.
Lamb: Something strange down on the farm
Icelandic art-horror is smart, clever and consistently surprising
Lamb
...proceeds with a slowly (very slowly) building dread that stifles any laughter.
Review: Horror haunts the edges of darkly meditative Icelandic folk tale 'Lamb'
Noomi Rapace brings a steady but feminine power to the dark Icelandic tale "Lamb," about a couple raising a sheep as if it were their child.