The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob and 14-year-old Kim. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family's life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family's domestic bliss.

Keywords

  • A24 Films
  • Best Myths Adaptations
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Dream or Reality ?
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
  • Film Fest Gent (home)
  • Film Festival Oostende
  • Film Festival Oostende (home)
  • Razor Reel flanders film fest
  • madness

Actors

  • Colin Farrell
  • Alicia Silverstone
  • Bill Camp
  • Barry Keoghan
  • Raffey Cassidy
  • Nicole Kidman
  • Sunny Suljic

Director

  • Yorgos Lanthimos

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantaisie


2h 1min


-16

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United States
2016
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob and 14-year-old Kim. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family's life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family's domestic bliss.

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children, 12-year-old Bob and 14-year-old Kim. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family's life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family's domestic bliss.


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