‘Lamb’: Challenging circumstances flock to this intriguing Icelandic character study

“Lamb” – Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason) are committed.  They are committed to each other and their chosen vocation.  This husband and wife are sheep farmers with a barn full of the said fuzzy, adorable animals, and Maria and Ingvar nestled themselves in an Icelandic valley.  This place might be 5,000 km from the North Pole, but it seems closer to heaven.  Their homestead sits by itself with zero neighbors in sight, and if you sent out scouts to run marathons in every direction, they wouldn’t stumble…