The Other Lamb
Cult horror following a cloistered all-female religious group led by one man (Michiel Huisman, Game of Thrones) and questioned by one of the young devotees (Raffey Cassidy, Killing of a Sacred Deer). From Malgorzata Szumowska, director of Silver Berlin Bear winner Mug.
The story of Selah (Cassidy), a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd (Huisman). Selah begins to bond with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. When Selah takes part in the sacred ritual of the birthing of the lambs she has a shocking and transformative experience.
- Director:
- Malgorzata Szumowska ('Mug', 'In the Name of', 'Body')
- Writer:
- C.S. McMullen
- Cast:
- Michiel HuismanDenise GoughRaffey Cassidy
Reviews & comments
The Guardian
pressSzumowska is a visually confident director capable of constructing some magnificent imagery, but it’s a film that’s forever threatening to be more style than substance.
A.V. Club
pressSzumowska made a name for herself as a producer on Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, and there’s a bit of that provocation’s doom-and-gloom unreality in the painterly sprawl of the movie’s backwoods backdrop.
RogerEbert.com
pressThere are eerie elements to the camp that are never fully explained, like intricate web-like threads that adorn certain parts of their camp, and it feels like there are still pieces of the story hidden from the audience.
Vox
pressWhat makes The Other Lamb feel fresh is how Szumowska renders her world — in vivid colors and inky blacks, with slow zooms that turn their placid, pastoral lives into something uncanny.
IndieWire
pressThough hardly subtle in its metaphoric intent, this story of a rural cult of all women, segregated into “sisters” and “wives,” led by a single powerful man makes for an unnervingly effective thriller dripping with atmosphere and foreshadowing.
Variety
pressAfter a while, all these visual poetics start to feel like a pretentious means of suggesting enigmatic depth where there really is none.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMalgorzata's command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch...
Screen Daily
pressSzumowska's command of craft and a torrent of unsettling imagery will enhance her reputation as a visionary director.
The Guardian
pressSzumowska is a visually confident director capable of constructing some magnificent imagery, but it’s a film that’s forever threatening to be more style than substance.
A.V. Club
pressSzumowska made a name for herself as a producer on Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, and there’s a bit of that provocation’s doom-and-gloom unreality in the painterly sprawl of the movie’s backwoods backdrop.
RogerEbert.com
pressThere are eerie elements to the camp that are never fully explained, like intricate web-like threads that adorn certain parts of their camp, and it feels like there are still pieces of the story hidden from the audience.
Vox
pressWhat makes The Other Lamb feel fresh is how Szumowska renders her world — in vivid colors and inky blacks, with slow zooms that turn their placid, pastoral lives into something uncanny.
IndieWire
pressThough hardly subtle in its metaphoric intent, this story of a rural cult of all women, segregated into “sisters” and “wives,” led by a single powerful man makes for an unnervingly effective thriller dripping with atmosphere and foreshadowing.
Variety
pressAfter a while, all these visual poetics start to feel like a pretentious means of suggesting enigmatic depth where there really is none.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMalgorzata's command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch...
Screen Daily
pressSzumowska's command of craft and a torrent of unsettling imagery will enhance her reputation as a visionary director.
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