The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Stephen Murphy is an ordinary heart surgeon with incredible charisma. He lives happily with his beautiful wife Anna and wonderful children Kim and Bob. Stephen also harbored a strange teenage boy named Martin. In appearance, he does not carry any danger, but his mood and behavior can lead to incredible consequences. Steven is responsible for everything the boy does. The man's life begins to fall apart, he loses a lot and, in the end, he has to make a huge sacrifice to make things even a little better. The only question is whether Stephen is capable of such a sacrifice? Read more The film was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. He previously worked on the projects "Fang" (2009), "Lobster" (2015), each of which was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. Colin Farrell played the main role of Stephen. The actor is known for the films "Special Thought", "Phone Booth" (both 2002), "Lie Down in Bruges" (2008), as well as for the TV series "True Detective". The film also stars: Barry Keoghan ("71" (2014), "The English Scam" (2015), "Dunkirk" (2017)), Nicole Kidman ("The Others" (2001), "The Clock" (2002, Oscar for "Best Actress"), "Dogville" (2003)), Raffil Cassidy ("Future Land" (2015), the series "Mr. Selfridge"). The film premiered on May 22, 2017 at the Cannes Film Festival, France, where it won Best Screenplay. Film critics of the site http://www.metacritic.com rated the film 84/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 74% positive reviews (28/38).