NEWS

By AMC Networks

11-10-2019

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DEBUT OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR MAŁGORZATA

SZUMOWSKA.

NEW YORK, NY

(OCTOBER 10, 2019) - IFC

Midnight is acquiring North American rights to THE OTHER LAMB directed by

MaÅ‚gorzata Szumowska (BODY, MUG, ELLES) starring Raffey Cassidy (VOX LUX, THE

KILLING OF A SACRED DEER), Michiel Huisman (GAME OF THRONES, THE HAUNTING OF

HILL HOUSE), and Denise Gough (COLETTE, JULIET NAKED) and is written by

award-winning Australian screenwriter Catherine S. McMullen (TWO SENTENCE

HORROR STORIES). The screenplay was featured on the 2017 BLACK LIST, HIT LIST

and BLOOD LIST and had its World Premiere as a Special Presentation at the 2019

Toronto International Film Festival. The film most recently screened at the

2019 Fantastic Fest and is currently in competition at the 2019 BFI London Film

Festival. Szumowska has previously won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International

Film Festival 2015 for her film BODY and subsequently the Grand Jury Prize for

her film MUG in 2018. IFC Midnight will release the film in 2020.

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 an incredibly devoted follower, but begins to bond

with Sarah (Denise Gough), an outcast wife who has grown skeptical of

Shepherd´s teachings. Selah 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 transformative experience. She begins

to have strange visions that make her question her own reality, and everything

the Shepherd has taught her and her sisters.

Arianna

Bocco EVP of Acquisitions and Productions of IFC Films said, “THE OTHER LAMB is

the perfect addition to our 2020 slate of boundary-pushing and auteur-driven

titles. Malgo´s distinct, original, and commanding approach to the film is

completely in line with our goal of broadening the definition of what genre

film can be. We unanimously wanted to work with her.”

Director MaÅ‚gorzata Szumowska added, “I

couldn´t be more thrilled to partner with IFC on my English-language debut.

Their history of championing auteurs from Europe in North America is

incredible, and I´m very happy to join their roster of iconoclastic

storytellers.”

The

film was produced by Academy AwardÂ®-nominee David Lancaster and Stephanie

Wilcox of Rumble Films (WHIPLASH, NIGHTCRAWLER, EYE IN THE SKY) together with

Aoife O´Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch of Subotica (MISS JULIE, 2014; YOUNG

ONES, 2014), Danish producer Marie Gade Denessen of Zentropa (THE HOUSE THAT

JACK BUILT, 2018; THE HUNT, 2012) and in co-production with Umedia (MY

BRILLIANT FRIEND, 2019; MANDY, 2018). Executive produced by Julia Godzinskaya,

Will Norton, and Sophie Vickers of Rooks Nest Entertainment and Jon Shiffman

and Andrew Schwartzberg of Rumble Films. The film is made with the

participation of FÃs Ã‰ireann/Screen Ireland and is an official Irish-Belgian

co-production.

The deal was negotiated by EVP of

Acquisitions and Productions of IFC Films Arianna Bocco and Acquisitions

Coordinator Adam Koehler with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the

filmmakers. International sales are being handled by TrustNordisk.

IFC MIDNIGHT PICKS UP HAUNTING ALL-FEMALE CULT FILM ‘THE OTHER LAMB’, STARRING RAFFEY CASSIDY AND MICHIEL HUISMAN