I have a love-hate relationship with A24‘s horror films. They are some of my favorites of the genre. Incredible works of art that are both terrifying and thought-provoking. I also never want to see them again. Films like Midsommar and Hereditary ruined me. And still do. They’re unsettling and stick to you like a demon you can’t exorcise. It’s terrible and also the best. That’s exactly why I can’t wait for A24’s next foray into terror, Lamb. Because even though the film’s first teaser and official poster don’t reveal much about what will happen, it’s already giving me the creeps.
“Icelandic couple María and Ingvar live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their farmland, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected prospect of a new family brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.”
A24 has shared the first poster (which we first saw at Bloody Disgusting) for Lamb. The movie, from director Valdimar Jóhannsson, made its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It stars Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Iceland’s Hilmir Snaer Gudnason.
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While A24 is promising to debut the trailer this week, Lamb got one ahead of its debut. It doesn’t reveal much about what exactly will turn mother nature on its head. Or what kind of newborn lands near the couple’s home. But it does provide an ominous, atmospheric setting for the film. The kind that doesn’t need to reveal its secrets to let you know its hiding a nightmare.
Also, a painting of someone holding a goat with a vacant stare in an isolated part of the world is inherently unsettling. For showing so little, Lamb is already sharing enough to get me excited to see it. Exactly once I hope. That’s how you’ll know it’s really good.
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