Lamb
“Mother. Nature.”
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
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Cast
10 people
Noomi Rapace
María
Known for
Prometheus
What Happened to Monday
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Ingvar
Known for
101 Reykjavik
A White, White Day
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Pétur
Known for
Fortitude
The Witcher
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Creature
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Ester Bibi
Woman
Sigurður Elvar Viðarson
Truck Driver
No other roles listed
Theodór Ingi Ólafsson
Man
Also in
Odd Fish
Arnþruður Dögg Sigurðardóttir
Woman 2
No other roles listed
Gunnar Þor Karlsson
Bus Driver
No other roles listed
Lára Björk Hall
Ada (voice)
No other roles listed
Valdimar Jóhannsson Director · Sjón Writer Tóti Guðnason Composer
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $5M · United States release October 8, 2021
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Go to Sheep
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Chimney Sweden
Production
Chimney Poland
Production
Black Spark Film & TV
Production
Iceland · Poland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Dýrið
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
France · July 13, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard)
Iceland · September 24, 2021
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · October 26, 2021
Digital · A24 Screening Room
United States
September 25, 2021 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
September 30, 2021 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 28, 2021 · Digital
Argentina
October 4, 2021 · Premiere · FestiFreak - Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata
Australia
August 15, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 14, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Austria
January 6, 2022 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 9, 2021 · Premiere · FEST - New Directors, New Films Festival
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
November 6, 2021 · Premiere · Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival
Brazil
October 23, 2021 · Premiere · São Paulo Film Festival
Czechia
August 20, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
October 7, 2021 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 15, 2021 · Theatrical
November 23, 2021 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
September 1, 2022 · Premiere · Espoo Cine International Film Festival
September 21, 2022 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
October 7, 2021 · Premiere · L'Absurde Séance - Nantes
December 11, 2021 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
December 29, 2021 · Theatrical
May 4, 2022 · Digital · VOD
May 4, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
August 31, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
October 17, 2021 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
January 6, 2022 · Theatrical
April 14, 2022 · Digital
April 28, 2022 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 18, 2022 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
August 12, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Ireland
November 6, 2021 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
December 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Israel
August 26, 2021 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
October 28, 2021 · Premiere · Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Japan
September 23, 2022 · Theatrical
January 1, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Latvia
October 20, 2021 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Lebanon
November 24, 2021 · Premiere · Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival
Lithuania
May 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 29, 2021 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
March 3, 2022 · Theatrical
Norway
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Poland
August 12, 2021 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
September 24, 2021 · Premiere · Gdynia Film Festival
November 16, 2021 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
November 18, 2021 · Premiere · Splat!FilmFest Horror Film Festival
December 31, 2021 · Theatrical
April 29, 2022 · Premiere · Off Camera Film Festival
Portugal
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Russia
October 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 11, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
October 10, 2021 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
November 26, 2021 · Theatrical · Vértigo Films
Sweden
February 4, 2022 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 11, 2022 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2021 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 7, 2021 · Premiere · Geneva International Film Festival
Taiwan
October 22, 2021 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 18, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 10, 2021 · Theatrical
February 25, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
Uruguay
January 18, 2022 · Premiere · José Ignacio International Film Festival
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