The Killing of a Sacred Deer
“A brilliant surgeon is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart.”
2017•R•2h 1m•7.0•Released
DramaThrillerMystery
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.
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$11M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Element Pictures
Cast
Colin Farrell
Steven Murphy
Nicole Kidman
Anna Murphy
Barry Keoghan
Martin Lang
Raffey Cassidy
Kim Murphy
Sunny Suljic
Bob Murphy
Bill Camp
Matthew Williams
Alicia Silverstone
Martin's Mother
Herb Caillouet
Ed Thompson (Hospital Director)
Barry G. Bernson
Dr. Larry Banks
Denise Dal Vera
Mary Williams
Drew Logan
Principal
Michael Trester
Elderly Man
Anita Farmer Bergman
Nurse (uncredited)
Lea Hutton Beasmore
Conference Guest (uncredited)
Dylan Keith Adams
Doctor at Conference and Event Dinner (uncredited)
Production
Company
Element Pictures
Company
TPC
Company
Film4 Productions
Company
New Sparta Films
Company
Limp
Company
HanWay Films
Company
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Producer
Ed Guiney
Producer
Yorgos Lanthimos
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