Rams

In the film Rams, the flocks of sheep belonging to brothers Kiddi and Gummi are threatened by an outbreak of scrapie. Scrapie is a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the nervous systems of sheep and goats, forcing the farmers to make difficult decisions.

Yes, Rams was highly acclaimed on the film festival circuit and won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

Yes, an Australian remake simply titled "Rams" was released in 2020, starring well-known actors like Sam Neill and Michael Caton. The remake transports the original story to a sheep farming community in Western Australia rather than rural Iceland.

The film centers on two estranged brothers, Gummi and Kiddi, who operate neighboring sheep farms in a remote valley. Despite living side-by-side, the two brothers have not spoken to each other in decades, communicating only through handwritten notes.