An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson
musician
brother
mountain
melancholy
iceland
grief
lamb
parenthood
birth
couple
mental illness
mysterious
grim
thoughtful
somber
sheep farm
reflective
remote location
complex
dreary
introspective
serene
folk tale
absurd
ambiguous
ambivalent
complicated
distressing
ominous
Rank
#136 in 2021·#5051 overall
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Cast
Noomi Rapace
María
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Ingvar
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Pétur
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Creature
Ester Bibi
Woman
Crew
Valdimar Jóhannsson
Director
Valdimar Jóhannsson
Writer
Sjón
Writer
Béla Tarr
Executive Producer
Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
Producer
Jon Mankell
Executive Producer
Noomi Rapace
Executive Producer
Peter Possne
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
1220 reviews
Ria
6.0★ · 04/19/26
1
AlexArgi
6.8★ · 07/01/26
Overall cool movie, Ending could have been better
Overall cool movie, Ending could have been better
Magnus
4.0★ · 07/12/26
meeeh
meeeh
Afkar
6.0★ · 07/06/26
batu si lagian
batu si lagian
Paula
6.0★ · 06/11/26
This is what happens if you don’t tell your sheep-kid they’re adopted btw
This is what happens if you don’t tell your sheep-kid they’re adopted btw
