IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to The Other Lamb, the English-language debut of Małgorzata Szumowska (Body, Mug).
Written by the award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen, “
The Other Lamb is a haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), 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 (Michiel Huisman). Selah, a daughter who is on the cusp of teenage-hood, 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 otherworldly 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 film was produced by Oscar-nominated David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox of Rumble Films (Whiplash and Nightcrawler).
IFC Midnight will release the film in 2020.
