A24 has released the official trailer for its upcoming horror offering,Lamb. Set in rural Iceland,Lambis about a farmer couple (Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snær Guðnason), grieving the loss of their child, making a shocking discovery. While the first minute-long trailer, which came out last month, barely revealed anything, this latest trailer is absolutely bonkers. Featuring a half-human, half-lamb creature walking on two legs while holding the hand of its “father”, the trailer has creeped out many viewers. But with The Beach Boys' “God Only Knows” playing in the background, the trailer only gives a glimpse of what’s to come - disturbing, idiosyncratic body horror.
The official synopsis revealed for the film is as follows: “A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, inthis dark and atmospheric folktale.”
Noomi Rapace, who plays Maria in the film, signed on after being impressed by the originality of the script. She said in 2019, “A script like this is rare and I directly felt that I had to do it. I’ve never done anything like this before and I can’t wait to start filming and go back to my roots in Iceland.”
Lambdebuted in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021CannesFilm Festival and won the Prize of Originality. The initial reviews have compared the atmospheric horror ofLambto A24’sThe WitchandHereditary. For some reason, the film has also received a few biblical comparisons. The two-minute-long trailer is still quite restrained as it doesn’t reveal what is actually happening in the film, but does give away some spoilery details. In the trailer, Maria is shouting at a sheep to “go away”, preparing a bath for the lamb-human hybrid, feeding it milk from a bottle, and putting it to sleep in a crib. The trailer also shows some violence, but how everything stated above features in the film remains to be seen; ConsideringLambis billed as a horror film.
Noomi Rapace, best known forPrometheusand the Swedish,The Girl with the Dragon Tattootrilogy, stars in the lead role alongside Hilmir Snær Guðnason (101 Reykjavik). Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Netflix’sTrappedandThe Witcher) also stars in the film. Director Valdimar Jóhannsson co-wroteLambwith Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, also known as Sjón, a renowned Icelandic novelist, poet, and lyricist. Jóhannsson has previously worked in the visual effects department in films likeRogue One, Game of Thrones, andPrometheus. Even thoughLambis his first feature film, Jóhannsson has received praise for his direction and ability to maintain a unique tone throughout the film.
Recently,Nicholas Cage starred in the thriller Pigas a truffle hunter who goes after the men who kidnapped his beloved pig. It’s good to see Hollywood making and the audience appreciating such movies. WhileLambis an Icelandic production andA24is only distributing it in the U.S., it must be something special as the studio doesn’t really produce many foreign-language films. You’ll have to see for yourself to find out more.Lambwill release on June 08, 2025.
