Lamb (2021 film)

Lamb
Lamb
	Icelandic poster
Directed by	Valdimar Jóhannsson
Written by	Sjón; Valdimar Jóhannsson;
Produced by	Marcin Drabiński; Piodor Gustafsson; Zuzanna Hencz; Hrönn Kristinsdóttir; Jon Mankell; Sara Nassim; Jan Naszewski; Erik Rydell; Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska;
Starring	Noomi Rapace; Hilmir Snær Guðnason; Björn Hlynur Haraldsson; Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson;
Cinematography	Eli Arenson
Edited by	Agnieszka Glinska
Music by	Þórarinn Guðnason
Production; companies	Go to Sheep; Boom Films; Black Spark Productions; Madants/NEM Corp; Film i Väst; Chimney Sweden; Chimney Poland; Rabbit Hole Productions;
Distributed by	Sena (Iceland); TriArt Film (Sweden); Gutek Film (Poland);
Release dates	13 July 2021 (Cannes); 24 September 2021 (Iceland); 31 December 2021 (Poland); 11 March 2022 (Sweden);
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Iceland; Sweden; Poland;
Language	Icelandic
Box office	$3.2 million

Lamb (Icelandic: Dýrið, lit. 'The animal') is a 2021 folk horror film directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón. It marks Valdimar's feature-length directorial debut and stars Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snær Guðnason as a couple who adopt a mysterious human-sheep hybrid as their own.

An international co-production between Iceland, Sweden, and Poland, the film features Rapace and Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr as executive producers. After premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the film was released by Sena in Iceland on 24 September 2021, Gutek Film in Poland on 31 December 2021, and TriArt Film in Sweden on 11 March 2022.

Lamb received positive reviews and grossed $3.2 million at the box office. It was Iceland's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and made the shortlist but was ultimately not nominated.