SCREEN BITE: A sparse and uncanny film. With limited dialogue, anthropomorphic animals, long shots of alternately cavernous landscapes and still and claustrophobic interiors, Lamb is a tense portrait of a couple finding an unusual means to grieve the loss of their child. If you’re in search of a creeping psychological horror with mythic aspects, this wild head-scratcher may be for you.
TITLE: Lamb (originally Dýrið)
DIRECTOR: Valdimar Jóhannsson
WRITERS: Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
CAST: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
RELEASE DATE: 8 October 2021 (U.S.)
RUN TIME: 1 hr 46 min
GENRE: Horror, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Drama, Fantasy
AUDIENCE: Adult, Mature
DISTRIBUTORS: Gutek Film, Tri Art Film, Sena, A24
LANGUAGE: Icelandic
COUNTRIES: Iceland, Sweden, Poland, United States
LOGLINE: In rural Iceland, a childless couple’s decision to take care of a mysterious lamb bears unexpected and disturbing results.
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