LAMB

DÝRIÐ

By Valdimar JÓHANNSSON

FIVE STARS FILM DISTRIBUTION - as DISTR

First film - Completed 2021

A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2021
Un Certain Regard Prix de l'Originalité
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • First film, Horror, Drama
    • Countries
    • ICELAND, SWEDEN, POLAND
    • Languages
    • ICELANDIC
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Valdimar JÓHANNSSON
    • Synopsis
    • Icelandic couple, María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their farmland, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected prospect of a new family brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.