Summary
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 77Audiences 62GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer86%
Metascore68
IMDb6.3
User score6.3
Letterboxd · 229 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score58%
Box office
64%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 64 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+54Released
2021
August 12, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasyHorrorLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Iceland- Poland
Sweden
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 1
- Valdimar Jóhannsson Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Sjón Writer
Production · 19
- Noomi Rapace Executive Producer
- Béla Tarr Executive Producer
- Håkan Pettersson Executive Producer
- Peter Possne Executive Producer
- Jon Mankell Executive Producer
- Zuzanna Hencz Executive Producer, Visual Effects Producer
Camera · 1
- Eli Arenson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Agnieszka Glińska Editor
Sound · 6
- Tóti Guðnason Original Music Composer
- Björn Viktorsson Sound Mixer, Sound Designer
- Ingvar Lundberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Gadou Naudin Foley Artist
- Fredrik Dalenfjäll Sound Effects Editor
- Anders Kwarnmark Foley Editor
Art · 1
- Snorri Freyr Hilmarsson Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Margrét Einarsdóttir Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Krzysztof Kozłowski Simulation & Effects Artist
Lighting · 3
- Sigurður Bahama Magnússon Gaffer
- Arnaldur Kári Valdemarsson Lighting Technician
- Tobias Juhl Gaffer
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