A childless couple live on a farm with a flock of sheep as their only company. María and Ingvar’s peaceful life changes the moment a mysterious newborn appears in their barn. A folk tale and an unsettling, horror-like visual poem all in one, Lamb was shown in competition in the Un Certain Regard section, where it won the Prize of Originality.
A childless couple live on a farm, with a flock of sheep their only company. María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) live a modest and peaceful life in harmony with nature. Yet they defy the natural order of things when a mysterious newborn appears in their barn and they decide to keep it, despite the warning signals. Debut director Valdimar Jóhannsson draws on folk traditions to bring an unsettling and highly original story in which human drama comes up against the supernatural. A visual poem and a meditation on motherhood, unconditional love, and respect for the laws of nature, Lamb was shown in competition in the Un Certain Regard section, where it won the Prize of Originality – the first time the jury presented this award.
Sandra Hezinová
106 min / Color, DCP
Director Valdimar Jóhannsson
/ Screenplay Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
/ Dir. of Photography Eli Arenson
/ Music Þórarinn Guðnason
/ Editor Agnieszka Glińska
/ Art Director Margrét Einarsdóttir
/ Producer Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim
/ Production Go to Sheep
/ Coproduction Black Spark Film and TV, Madants, Film i Väst, The Chimney Pot Sweden, The Chimney Pot Poland
/ Cast Noomi Rapace, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason
/ Sales New Europe Film Sales
/ Distributor Artcam Films
Valdimar Jóhannsson (1978, Iceland). Filmography: Dolor (Harmsaga, 2008, short), Lamb (Dýrið, 2021).
New Europe Film Sales
Puławska 152/5, 02-670, Warsaw
Poland
Phone: +48 609 804 296, +48 600 173 205
E-mail: [email protected]
Artcam Films
Rašínovo nábřeží 6, 128 00, Praha 2
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 221 411 619
Fax: +420 221 411 699
E-mail: [email protected]
Valdimar Jóhannsson
Film Director
Hrönn Kristinsdóttir
Producer
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