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Feb 3, 2016 · In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease ...
Feb 5, 2021 · Sam Neill and Michael Caton star in Australian remake of Grímur Hákonarson’s 2015 Icelandic dramedy, amplifying the film's underlying humor.
The setting is a nearly hermetically-sealed valley populated chiefly by sheep ranchers; the film's opening sequence gives us a nice little snapshot of how these people live and thrive in their remote, self-perpetuating enclave, with prizes being given out for the year's best shepherding among a half-dozen people who all clearly know each other ...
rubenm 21 December 2015. 'Rams' is a delightful film, for several reasons. First, it shows the traditional way of living at the remote Icelandic countryside, a harsh environment where only sheep and stubborn bearded men seem to be able to survive. The beautiful landscape and the traditional farming community are a wonderful setting for this film.
With the help of a haunting score by Atli Örvarsson (“ Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ”) and the striking photography of Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (“Victoria”), Rams paints a picture of remoteness and solitude, but it is one with warmth at its center. Critical Movie Critic Rating: 4. Movie Review: Catching Fireflies (2015)
Feb 4, 2021 · Especially in a narrative involving sheep actually dying of a devastating disease. Nevertheless, “Rams,” rooted in a 2016 Icelandic movie of the same name, has its pastoral moments (mostly in ...
