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The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Cast

Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy View All


Crew

Yorgos Lanthimos (Director), Yorgos Lanthimos (Writer), Efthymis Filippou (Writer) View All

Release: Oct. 20th, 2017
Runtime: 2 hours, 1 minute
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 fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.
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crumbsroom
After experiencing the overwhelming sense of vulnerability that comes with watching the delicate working of a living heart, it's nice to turn to look at something so durable, so effortlessly disposable.
Takoma11
From the very beginning of the film we see that Steven has a strange relationship with a teenage boy named Martin (Barry Keoghan).
pahaK
Maybe Lanthimos could find another signature for his films or just make comedies because he seems to visually proficient director.
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