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The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is a 2017 absurdist psychological horror thriller film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Efthimis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp.
Nov 3, 2017 · A horror mystery film by Yorgos Lanthimos about a surgeon who faces a sinister threat from a teenage boy he has taken under his wing. See the cast, crew, plot, reviews, trivia, awards and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- 2017-11-03
Nov 23, 2023 · The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is a psychological horror film that explores themes of guilt, justice, and revenge. The ending is based on a Greek myth, where Steven, a heart surgeon, must choose to kill one of his children to balance the death of Martin's father.
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Colin Farrell
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a...
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- Yorgos Lanthimos
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- Bill Camp
Oct 20, 2017 · A man who plays God for a living meets a boy who chooses to play Devil in Yorgos Lanthimos’ chilling and breathtaking “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”
The plot of the movie (as well as the title) is a reference to the Greek Tragedy of Iphigenia, in which Agamemnon kills a deer in a sacred grove belonging to Artemis, for which she commands him to sacrifice his daughter in order to make things right.
A surgeon's carefully curated life edges toward disaster when a troubled teenage boy with mysterious motives begins to impose himself on his family. Watch trailers & learn more.
