🎬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐩 (𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔)

Black Sheep is a 2006 New Zealand comedy-horror film written and directed by Jonathan King in his feature-length debut. The movie is an irreverent take on the creature-feature subgenre, blending absurd humor, over-the-top gore, and sharp satirical undertones. With its unique premise—killer sheep wreaking havoc in the countryside—it quickly gained cult status among fans of horror and dark comedy.

The film is set in New Zealand, known for its picturesque landscapes and vast sheep population. Against this backdrop, Black Sheep flips the idyllic pastoral setting into a nightmare of genetic mutations, bloodthirsty attacks, and bizarre transformations.

The story centers on Henry Oldfield (Nathan Meister), who suffers from an intense fear of sheep (known as oviphobia), stemming from a traumatic childhood incident on his family’s sheep farm. After years of therapy in the city, Henry reluctantly returns to the farm to settle a financial matter with his older brother, Angus (Peter Feeney), who has taken over the family business.

Unbeknownst to Henry, Angus has been conducting unethical genetic experiments on sheep in pursuit of agricultural supremacy. A mishap occurs when a pair of bumbling environmental activists, Grant (Oliver Driver) and Experience (Danielle Mason), accidentally release a mutant sheep fetus that Angus’s scientists had created. The creature bites Grant, transforming him into a sheep-like monster, and its contagion spreads rapidly among the farm’s sheep, turning them into ravenous, bloodthirsty killers.

As the sheep attack and terrorize the countryside, Henry, Experience, and a local farmhand named Tucker (Tammy Davis) band together to survive. Along the way, Henry must confront his deepest fears, reconcile with his brother, and find a way to stop the mutant sheep from taking over New Zealand—or worse, the world.