IFC Midnight has taken steps toward acquiring the rights to Malgorzata Szumowska’s The Other Lamb. The film stars Raffey Cassidy (Vox Lux, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones, The Haunting of Hill House), and Denise Gough (Colette, Juliet Naked) and sports the award-winning screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (Two Sentence Horror Stories).“I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with IFC on my English-language debut.” says Director Małgorzata Szumowska. “Their history of championing auteurs from Europe in North America is incredible, and I’m very happy to join their roster of iconoclastic storytellers.”.
Synopsis: A haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah, a young girl born into an alternative religion known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children – live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as Shepherd. Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, is an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond with Sarah, an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of Shepherd’s teachings. Selah is given the great honor of participating in the sacred ritual of the birthing of the lambs – upon which they depend for survival – where she has a shocking and transformative experience. She begins to have strange visions that make her question her own reality, and everything the Shepherd has taught her and her sisters.
The Other Lamb recently screened at the 2019 Fantastic Fest and is currently at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival. IFC Midnight will release the film in 2020.
