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  • 2020
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd (Michiel Huisman), a controlling, messiah-like...

Directed By: Malgorzata Szumowska

Written By: Catherine Smyth-McMullen

  • 2020
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2020
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 36 m

The Other Lamb

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd (Michiel Huisman), a controlling, messiah-like...

Directed By: Malgorzata Szumowska

Written By: Catherine Smyth-McMullen

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
12 Reviews
33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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33% Mixed
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83
Apr 4, 2020
Though hardly subtle in its metaphoric intent, this story of a rural cult of all women, segregated into “sisters” and “wives,” led by a single powerful man makes for an unnervingly effective thriller dripping with atmosphere and foreshadowing.
By Ryan Lattanzio FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 2, 2020
Malgorzata’s command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW

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50% Mixed
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8% Negative
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75
Apr 2, 2020
Directed by the Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb is slow-moving but never dull, because the world of it is so distinct and odd.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 3, 2020
This would-be tale of female empowerment spends too much time worrying about visuals rather than the story it’s telling, and it loses any sense of catharsis as a result.
By Karen Han FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 6, 2020
Set in some indeterminate time and place rarely betrayed by modern technology or dress, The Other Lamb mostly operates in the realm of allegory.
By A.A. Dowd FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 2, 2020
As a study in atmospheric seclusion, The Other Lamb is beautifully crafted enough to hold your attention, but you can’t shake the feeling that Selah’s next chapter — and Cassidy’s — might well be the more interesting movie.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
40
Dec 29, 2021
Rather than critiquing practices it purports to condemn, The Other Lamb becomes party to the evils it depicts.
By Lillian Crawford FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Rooks Nest Entertainment, Rumble Films (II), Subotica, Zentropa Belgium, Umedia, TrustNordisk, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Title Media
Release Date Apr 3, 2020
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://facebook.com/The-Other-Lamb-109251580732326/
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Awards

A Night of Horror International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sydney Women's International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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