Lamb by Valdimar Jóhannsson will world premiere in the Un Certain Regard Competition, where it is already gathering steam as one of the hottest Cannes titles set to premiere outside the main competition. Valdimar Jóhannsson commented on the acquisition: “I was thrilled to find out that A24 would distribute my film in North America. A24 is a company I have been following for years and I am very proud to be a part of their unique community of filmmakers.”

A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson.



Lamb is an Icelandic-Swedish-Polish co-production. It is produced by Hrönn Kristinsdóttir and Sara Nassim at Go to Sheep. Producers Piodor Gustafsson and Erik Rydell at Black Spark Prod., and Klaudia Śmieja- Rostworowska and Jan Naszewski at Madants, Film i Väst, Chimney Sweden and Chimney Poland, in

association with Rabbit Hole Productions and Helgi Jóhannsson. The film was supported by the Icelandic Film Centre, Swedish Film Institute, Polish Film Institute, Iceland’s Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Eurimages and Nordic Film and TV Fund.