Starring Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theódór Júlíusson
Written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson
Iceland/Denmark 2015
92 mins
Gummi and Kiddi - two middle-aged Icelandic brothers - are sheep farmers and neighbours involved in a 40-year-old feud. When disease threatens their flocks they become drawn in to a plot together - disaster threatens but will blood prove thicker than water?
Grímur Hákonarson's poker-faced, slow-paced and strangely touching comedy won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes in 2015. Rams is full of memorable moments and benefits from a spare script and wonderful performances.
Like 'A Woman At War', another Icelandic ilm screened by the AFC in the last year, the extraordinary volcanic landscape of the island forms a monumental and striking backdrop to this delightfully deadpan tale.
