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 begins 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

Oct 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

Oct 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

Oct 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

Aug 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

May 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

Feb 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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Grace M

@grace249538 Feb 2, 2026

boring, bad plot, confusing

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Ma N

@Ma_Nu Nov 9, 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

@RT59419633 Oct 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

@emill_santos Sep 8, 2023

Slow burn with A24 horror vibes.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Jun 21, 2023

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

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May 24, 2022

I'm not a horror fan, just on a roll of watching film by Australian writers. I did really enjoy this one though - if you're a fan of cult movies you'll like this.

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Synopsis

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

Director: Małgorzata Szumowska
Producer: Marie Gade Denessen, David Lancaster, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan
Screenwriter: Catherine Smyth-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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