Very well done. It has a very sinister, impressive atmosphere with these little flashes of surreal horror...

The atmosphere of frontier decay and misogynistic oppression is sufficiently well maintained to sustain attention throughout

Take the film as a pared-back cousin to The Handmaid's Tale. But if some elements seem familiar, Szumowska has aces of her own to play.

“The Other Lamb” certainly isn’t subtle with its message. You can’t mistake it for anything other than a metaphor for abusive relationships and their punishing effects. But while it might be obvious, that doesn’t mean it’s ineffective.