Lamb (2015 Ethiopian film)

{{short description|2015 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Lamb

| image = Lamb 2015 poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Yared Zeleke

| producer = Ama Ampadu
Laurent Lavole
Johannis Rexin
David Hurst
Alan Milligan

| writer = Yared Zeleke

| starring = Rediat Amare

| music = Christophe Chassol

| cinematography = Josée Deshaies

| editing = Véronique Bruque

| distributor = Haut et Court {{small|(France)}}
Neue Visionen Filmverleih {{small|(Germany)}}{{cite web | url=https://www.neuevisionen.de/de/filme/ephraim-und-das-lamm-108/filminfo | title=Ephraim und das Lamm | metaInfo }}

| released = {{Film date|2015|5|20|Cannes|2015|9|30|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = Ethiopia
France
Germany
Norway
Qatar

| language = Amharic

}}

Lamb is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Yared Zeleke. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/61323.html |title=Complement to the Official Selection |accessdate=23 April 2015 |date=23 April 2015 |work=Cannes Film Festival |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505040811/http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr/article/61323.html |archive-date= 5 May 2015 }} It was the first Ethiopian film to be included in the Official Selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/61347.html|title=Screenings Guide|work=Festival de Cannes|date=6 May 2015|accessdate=8 May 2015}} It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |title=Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto |accessdate=23 August 2015 |work=Variety|date=18 August 2015 }} The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/news/81-countries-competition-2015-foreign-language-film-oscar |title=81 Countries In Competition For 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar |work=AMPAS |date=9 October 2015 |access-date=9 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tadias.com/10/09/2015/director-yared-zelekes-film-lamb-is-ethiopias-official-submission-to-oscars/ |title=Director Yared Zeleke's Film 'Lamb' is Ethiopia's Official Submission to Oscars |work=Tadias Magazine |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015}}