The Irish, it must be said, possess a very particular form of black humor and that humor is very much present in the trailer for Belfast-born writer-director John McIlduf's debut feature Behold The Lamb.
Soon to screen as part of the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival, here's how they describe it:
Soon to screen as part of the Discovery program at the Toronto International Film Festival, here's how they describe it:
Check the trailer below!Firmly lodged between slapstick and tragedy, Behold the Lamb follows a dodgy duo -- rough, tough and pregnant junkie Liz (Aoife Duffin) and middle-aged loser Eddie (Nigel O'Neill) -- as they course through the Northen Irish countryside en route to the weirdest score of their lives. Set up as a series of sudden jolts, the film involves the simulated death of two animals (one furry, one hairy), a darkly comedic drug scheme, some questionable wardrobe choices and a lot of smeared makeup, all pulled together by an invisible network of family ties.