电影《公羊》讲述了居住在同一个山谷里的两个老年兄弟K和W，因为一些未知的原因四十年来从未说过一句话。他们靠一条狗传递纸条来交流沟通。在山谷中，举行着一年一度的养羊比赛，K的大公羊微弱地获得了胜利，而W十分不服气。他偶然发现K的羊得了瘟疫，于是前去举报，结果导致整个山谷包括K和W家的羊都面临着被人道毁灭的危险。没有了羊，K完全不知道怎么度过漫长的冬季。受到牵连的W在地窖里藏了几只羊，但这个秘密并没有保守太久。

这个电影展示了两个兄弟之间的隔阂，以及因为缺乏沟通而产生的误解和不信任。虽然他们居住在同一个山谷，但是由于沉默寡言，他们无法解决彼此之间的问题。最终，W为了自己的利益背叛了自己的兄弟，导致了整个山谷的灾难。电影中还反映了人类对自然的依赖和对自然灾害的无奈，以及在灾难面前人类之间的相互帮助和团结的重要性。

电影中的羊则是整个故事的核心。在这个山谷中，养羊是人们的主要收入来源，而且羊也是这个山谷中的生命之源。W为了自己的私利而举报了K的羊患病，最终导致整个山谷的羊都处于危险之中。在这个时候，人们才意识到羊的重要性和它们对整个山谷的意义。

电影中的狗则是兄弟之间的纽带和沟通工具。虽然他们无法说话，但是他们通过狗传递纸条来交流信息。这也说明了沟通是解决问题的关键，只有通过沟通才能建立信任和友谊。

This film has no noisy disputes, no fierce conflicts, and few lines, but the pictures are beautiful and the whole film The style is quiet and desolate, but not monotonous. This warm film from Iceland has attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival. The film cuts through the lives of two small characters, presenting conflicts in multiple dimensions such as the people and the government, tradition and modernity, and family affection.

The film is about an isolated valley in Iceland, where People here have lived by raising sheep for generations. A pair of brothers who live here have not spoken to each other for 40 years. After winning the first place, the younger brother secretly inspected his brother's flock of sheep and found that they were infected with the disease. After the news was confirmed, the government would bury and slaughter all the sheep in the valley, which meant two brothers The source of income for survival is about to be cut off. The two brothers reunited because of protecting the flock and successfully resolved the conflict.