While it’s classified as a folk horror movie,Lambisn’t necessarily as scary as it is disturbing.

It’s a complete reversal of the audience’s typical perspective in fairy tales involving kidnapping.

Fairy tale enthusiasts will again appreciate the Icelandic setting, with its rolling post-volcanic hills and windy meadows.

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In the case ofLamb, it’s a metaphor about the acceptance of loss and facing grief head-on.

People who have enjoyed (or were scared by) A24’s Lamb may be seeking out similar films.

Well, look no further.

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parental protectiveness in Lamb, a man holds a lamb in a blanket while a woman screams at something off screen in the icelandic landscape

The Ram Man from A24’s Lamb

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