IndieWire by Ryan Lattanzio

Though hardly subtle in its metaphoric intent, this story of a rural cult of all women, segregated into “sisters” and “wives,” led by a single powerful man makes for an unnervingly effective thriller dripping with atmosphere and foreshadowing.

The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young

Malgorzata’s command of her medium makes the film a pleasure to watch.

CineVue by Christopher Machell

A visceral, Atwoodian journey, The Other Lamb is as much an examination of narcissism and the existing structures of gendered power as it is of the limits of faith.

Slashfilm by Marshall Shaffer

As told through Szumowska’s highly symbolic aesthetic, The Other Lamb makes for a chilling glance at the strange pull that cults exert on their members and how their values imprint themselves on their members in irrevocable ways.

Screen Daily by Allan Hunter

Szumowska’s command of craft and a torrent of unsettling imagery will enhance her reputation as a visionary director.

Vox by Alissa Wilkinson

Chilly, precisely designed scenes make for a sharp juxtaposition with images of blood, violence, and birth. And the feeling that something very wrong is going on here is inscribed into every exacting, unnerving shot.

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

Directed by the Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb is slow-moving but never dull, because the world of it is so distinct and odd.

RogerEbert.com by Monica Castillo

As wonderful as The Other Lamb appears on screen and its cast embodies the story’s tension, it feels as if there is missing something from the final picture. The movie is slight in its exploration of dark subjects like cults, inter-generational dynamics and abuse, without coming to any kind of conclusion or closure.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

It lacks the shocks of “Midsommer,” the perverse comedy of “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” and the violence of “The Wicker Man.” But it’s still a good yarn, cautionary, allegorical, well-acted and stoically played out to its inevitable conclusion.

Slashfilm

Cassidy’s performance is magnetic, and she exudes a power that all girls can relate to at various stages of their lives.

Slashfilm by Marisa Mirabal

Cassidy’s performance is magnetic, and she exudes a power that all girls can relate to at various stages of their lives.

The Guardian by Benjamin Lee

Gliding close to genre tropes but moving more comfortably as an uneasy drama about the alarming power of blind faith, The Other Lamb is an intriguing mood piece, strikingly made and well-performed if not quite as powerful as it could have been.

Los Angeles Times by Justin Chang

As a study in atmospheric seclusion, The Other Lamb is beautifully crafted enough to hold your attention, but you can’t shake the feeling that Selah’s next chapter — and Cassidy’s — might well be the more interesting movie.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Existing outside of time and place, The Other Lamb is a gorgeous revenge fable with an excess of atmosphere and zero subtlety — a mallet wrapped in gauze and girlish laughter.