Rams

Rams (2015)

Hrútar

This winter get sheepish.

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 suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.

Date of release
2015-05-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (315)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Grímur Hákonarson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: €1.8M
  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 2. Including: Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award; Un certain regard Award; Edda Award for Best Film

Rams is a 2015 Icelandic drama film written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson. It follows two sheep farmers and estranged brothers, Kiddi and Gummi, in rural Iceland, who must deal with a scrapie outbreak in their flock.

Production

Rams was based on a story told by the director's father about two brothers sharing the same land who had a falling out over a woman and stopped speaking to each other for 40 years. Grímur liked the tragicomic underpinnings of the story, noting that such conflicts can be common in rural Iceland and beyond. "These brothers are not only in sheep farming, they are also in the parliament."

The film was shot on locations in the Bárðardalur valley in north east Iceland between Akureyri and Mývatn.

Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theodór Júlíusson, two of Iceland's best-known actors, prepared for their roles by working on a sheep farm. Most of the other characters were actual farmers, as was the film's sheep trainer.

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