The Other Lamb

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The Other Lamb

2020

1h 37m

Drama

Horror

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A young woman born into an all-female cult beings to question the teachings of her leader.

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Smartly directed by Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb uses a young woman's coming-of-age story to explore the powerful hold cults can have on their followers.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

10/20/2020

Very well done. It has a very sinister, impressive atmosphere with these little flashes of surreal horror...

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

10/19/2020

4/5

The atmosphere of frontier decay and misogynistic oppression is sufficiently well maintained to sustain attention throughout

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

10/15/2020

4/5

Take the film as a pared-back cousin to The Handmaid's Tale. But if some elements seem familiar, Szumowska has aces of her own to play.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/24/2022

3.5/5

“The Other Lamb” certainly isn’t subtle with its message. You can’t mistake it for anything other than a metaphor for abusive relationships and their punishing effects. But while it might be obvious, that doesn’t mean it’s ineffective.

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

05/13/2022

8/10

Casts a wicked spell, one that will leave you beguiled and a little baffled by the end, in the best way possible.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/20/2022

2.5/4

The Other Lamb features plenty of striking visuals and several convincing performances. Still, its stylistic approach keeps the viewer at an emotional remove, leaving us to admire the result with cold appreciation.

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Ma N

11/09/2024

I liked this one. It is beautifully filmed, the main actresses and actor deliver convincing performances, and it feels like its functioning very well with a small budget. 'The other lamb' builds up an increasingly baleful atmosphere, made of dangerous idealisation, jealousy, ambition, manipulation and doubts. I really much appreciate how this film focuses more on intra- and interpersonal dynamics than on simply horrifying events. Thus creating a well balanced genre mix of mystery/thriller/horror/drama elements.

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Ari V

10/30/2023

Pretty scenery and everything, but the endless staring and bleeding gets daunting at about the 40 minute mark, only to finally be capped off by the ever fashionably grandstanding resolution. Safe, sheepish choices disguised as brave revolutionism.

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Emilliano Jr S

09/08/2023

Slow burn with A24 horror vibes.

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Jelisije J

06/21/2023

A movie that could have been so much better if the pacing wasn't so awful.

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matthew r

11/06/2022

This is probably a good film, but all the symbolism is lost on me. Beautiful country where this was shot, I'll give it that. And the acting was top notch. Plot, meh, idk, it was ok. Raffey Cassidy plays the protagonist and is on a bit of a roll with this her 4th movie in a row with good reviews (Allied, The Killing of a Scared Deer, Vox Lux). Michiel Huisman plays the creepy Shepherd and does a fine job being creepy. The supporting cast was not anything to write home about but didn't ruin the movie either. I can't really recommend to the masses but if you are a movie buff it's worth the watch.

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farouk b

10/02/2022

This is an example of a great story with a lot of potential to fly high but never took off and ended up landing disastrously.

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Synopsis

A young woman born into an all-female cult beings to question the teachings of her leader.

Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
Producer: Marie Gade Denessen, David Lancaster, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan
Screenwriter: Catherine S. McMullen
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Rooks Nest Entertainment, Subotica Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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