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The Other Lamb

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The Other Lamb

Released Apr 3, 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

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

Oct 20, 2020

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

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

Rated: 4/5

Oct 19, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

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.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 15, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

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

Rated: 8/10

May 13, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 20, 2022

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Ma N

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Ari V

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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Emilliano Jr S

Slow burn with A24 horror vibes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Lagrange P

Atmospheric, with tremendous visuals and a decidedly sinister overtone. Some good performances from the primary cast members, with Selah and the Shepherd particularly worthy of note. There's no doubting its message, which is delivered with all the subtlety of an 18 wheeler crashing into a gorge, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. There is too little character development to be completely successful, and its abrupt ending will leave some viewers unsatisfied, as will several tangential plot points that are meant to be profound, but instead simply wander away without resolution or meaning. Nonetheless, there's a lot here for genre fans.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/28/23

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Jelisije J

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

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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matthew r

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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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