Synopsis
For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah 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, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd.
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Cast
- Raffey CassidySelah
- Michiel HuismanShepherd
- Denise GoughSarah
- Eve ConnollyAdriel
- Kelly CampbellHanna
- Isabelle ConnollyEloise
- Charlotte MooreMultiple
- Zara DevlinTabatha
- Ailbhe CowleyTamar
- Irene KelleherJoanna
Recommendations
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Slashfilm
As told through Szumowska’s highly symbolic aesthetic, The Other Lamb makes for a chilling glance at the strange pull that cults exert on their members and how their values imprint themselves on their members in irrevocable ways. - 80
CineVue
A visceral, Atwoodian journey, The Other Lamb is as much an examination of narcissism and the existing structures of gendered power as it is of the limits of faith. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Malgorzata’s command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch. - 75
Movie Nation
It lacks the shocks of “Midsommer,” the perverse comedy of “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” and the violence of “The Wicker Man.” But it’s still a good yarn, cautionary, allegorical, well-acted and stoically played out to its inevitable conclusion. - 75
RogerEbert.com
As wonderful as The Other Lamb appears on screen and its cast embodies the story’s tension, it feels as if there is missing something from the final picture. The movie is slight in its exploration of dark subjects like cults, inter-generational dynamics and abuse, without coming to any kind of conclusion or closure. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
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. - 70
Slashfilm
Cassidy’s performance is magnetic, and she exudes a power that all girls can relate to at various stages of their lives. - 60
Los Angeles Times
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.
