![]() The editing by Jarosław Kamiński is sharp and precise, creating a deliberate pace that never feels too slow.įor all that the film shows us about what life in the cult is like, especially for Selah, most of the cult’s belief system is left frustratingly in the dark. ![]() Nearly every shot has either a surprising composition or impactful use of natural light to make it stand out. The imagery from “The Other Lamb” will stick in your memory long after you’ve seen it. It’s hypnotic, especially as the cult is forced by the outside world to leave their home and must walk for days to find a new place to settle, traveling through some stunning locations. Michal Englert’s striking cinematography works in tandem with the unsettling sound mix and bold production design to completely envelop you in the world of the film. But Szumowska makes it all feel new and interesting anyway, making a film that’s thick with atmosphere. This is all somewhat boilerplate, to be sure. The more time Selah spends with Sarah, the more she believes her, and the more she begins to see Shepherd’s actions for what they really are: A means of controlling the women around him. Sarah has seen more of Shepherd than seemingly anyone else and knows the ways of the world like the fact that having your period is a natural thing, not a punishment for being somehow impure as Selah has been taught. In perhaps the film’s smartest move, when she finally gets her period, she’s forced to spend a lot of time with shunned wife Sarah (Denise Gough), who came to the cult at the same time as Selah’s dead mother. As her body changes, she notices things about Shepherd (Michiel Huisman) that don’t seem right, things that make her begin to question her faith in him. On the brink of puberty when the film starts, Selah begins to have unsettling, often violent, and sometimes sexual visions, and not just when she’s asleep. Małgorzata Szumowska’s “The Other Lamb” tells the story of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl being raised in a cult headed by a man everyone calls Shepherd – “everyone” in this case being his many wives and daughters. ![]() Growing up in a strict religious atmosphere can make that even harder as you begin to feel things you have been told you should never feel – if you have any context for them at all. You start looking at the world differently, becoming aware of things you never saw before and seeing things you thought you knew in a different light. Something happens to you when you hit puberty. THE TEAM – Małgorzata Szumowska (Director) & C.S. THE CAST – Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman & Denise Gough THE STORY – A young woman born into an all-female cult beings to question the teachings of her leader. ![]()
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