Summaries

An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.

"Lamb" focuses on the relationship between Brother Michael Lamb (Liam Neeson), a teacher in a Roman Catholic-run institution for troubled boys in Ireland, and 10-year-old Owen Kane (Hugh O'Conor), the school's most unruly pupil. Dumped into the institution by his abusive mother, Owen is an incorrigible mess who smokes cigarettes, curses, wets his bed, picks fights and has epileptic seizures.—mrwarcriminal

Details

Keywords
  • teacher student relationship
  • dublin ireland
  • reference to icarus
  • surrogate father
  • seizure
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Oct 9, 1986
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations King Arthur's Castle Hotel, Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UK
Production companies Channel Four Films Limehouse Productions Flickers Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $5076
Opening weekend US & Canada $3070
Gross worldwide $5076

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money running out however, Lamb is forced to make some terrible decisions.

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