Lamb

"One day, the couple Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) go to give birth to a sheep on the farm where they live in Iceland. However, contrary to expectation, a conventional lamb is not born. In fact, a hybrid is born. Half human, half sheep. This is the initial premise of 'Lamb'. Directed by debutant Valdimar Jóhannsson and produced by Béla Tarr, the feature film from Iceland starts from this premise, mainly, to create atmosphere and setting. After all, throughout the 106 minutes of duration, 'Lamb' puts us in the routine of Maria, Ingvar, the child-sheep and also Pétur (Björn Hlynur Haraldsson), the brother who appears in the family routine. From there, the movie challenges the strangeness. What is this mix of child and sheep? What does it mean? What happened in Maria and Ingvar's lives for them to accept that creature as their son? And what does Pétur have to do with the pain and suffering experienced by Maria? Gradually, Jóhannsson puts us in this family mosaic with answers and silences, in a very unconventional movie that should provoke the most varied emotions in the audience - fear, curiosity, fatigue. It is not an easy movie, since many information is hidden and there are some roots in Icelandic culture. Still, the daring ending and the play with mythology should be enough for the movie to be, at least, memorable."