Lamb: DVD Review
Lamb: DVD Review Maria and Ingvar (Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snær Guðnason) live in the isolated hills of Iceland, on a farm, far away from anyone. A place where the mist rolls in a haunting fashion, where whiteouts clear to show formless shapes trudging through the wilds hills of Iceland's rugged bleak mountains. It's Christmas, but you wouldn't know to look around Maria and Ingvar's farm - even though their animals' pen has Radio Rekjavik declaring the best of the season, there's no sign of festivities anywhere else. Outside the pen there's a brutish breathing prowling creature, that causes all the sheep and rams to move uneasily and shuffle for safety before one of their number is singled out. This is the start of Lamb, a film that holds its cards close to its chest, one which toys with folklore, but has at its core a tale of family loss, gradually unveiled as the movie begins to unspool. Elements of the film are teased out from beginning to end, graduall...