![]() ![]() ![]() Cassidy holds in all of these fears within her characters’ nervous looks while trying to remain calm as Huisman’s charismatic but controlling leader eyes Selah like his next meal-a wolf in shepherd’s clothing. The movie ties some of her visions of rotting animals to her visceral shame around menses. Her dissent begins because she fears her period since the group alienates those menstruating to atone for Eve’s sin and sees them as “unclean” until they are done. She’s torn by the desire for her Shephard, the guilt of having failed him before and a sense of reluctance from a feeling that what he was doing was wrong. There are eerie elements to the camp that are never fully explained, like intricate web-like threads that adorn certain parts of their camp, and it feels like there are still pieces of the story hidden from the audience.Īs Selah, Cassidy does an immense job portraying a girl learning the ugly truth of her world. At times, these moments can be difficult to figure out if they are Selah’s visions, nightmares or memories which involve dead animals or the sight of Selah in normal clothes in the backseat of a car, none of which she’s ever experienced in her life in this cult. Nightmarish sequences sprinkled throughout the film add a disorienting sensation. Jenny Nolan’s detailed, homespun costumes create a visual contrast between the two groups, pitting mothers against daughters for their patriarch’s adoration. Through the grim lens of cinematographer Michal Englert, Selah’s journey leans into the teal blue, emerald and forest green tones of the daughters’ outfits and the settings, aligning the viewer with Selah’s perspective. “Glorious at first but then it just-burns.” With Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, Denise Gough, Ailbhe Cowley. “His attention is like the sun,” one of the outcast wives tells Selah. The Other Lamb: Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. It’s a harrowing dynamic made even more complicated through the eyes of Selah ( Raffey Cassidy), whose fierce loyalty and desire to please the Shephard begins to crack under the realization of the abuse he’s put her and her family through. The screenplay was featured on the 2017 BLACK LIST. Pregnancy is a badge of honor, but only if the right gender is born. IFC Midnight is acquiring North American rights to THE OTHER LAMB. Jealously carries over to the wives who look on as the Shephard’s attention moves on to younger and younger partners. ![]() The wives have a higher standing than the daughters, but that doesn’t mean the daughters don’t get jealous of new wives, some of whom are roughly the same age. CULTURE CRYPT THE OTHER LAMB (2019) Studio : IFC Midnight Director : Malgorzata Szumowska Writer : Catherine S. McMullen’s story plunges into the depths of abuse and subjugation, Szumowska explores the tensions within this communal hierarchy. ![]()
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