The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Camp. The story is based on the ancient Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides. In the myth, Agamemnon, leader of the Greek army against Troy, accidentally kills a deer in one of Artemis's sacred fields. He is told by a seer that he must kill his eldest daughter, Iphigenia, in exchange, and his commanders pressure him into sacrificing her. In some tellings, she is killed; in others, she is transported elsewhere, replaced at the last moment with a deer/goat by Artemis. Some versions have her deified by Artemis after being transported. The film follows a cardiac surgeon who secretly befriends a teenage boy with a connection to his past. He introduces the boy to his family, who begin to fall mysteriously ill.
| Director | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Produced by | Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Screenplay by | Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou |
| Starring | Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Camp |
| Cinematography | Thimios Bakatakis |
| Edited by | Yorgos Mavropsaridis |
| Distributed by | Curzon Artificial Eye |
| Released | May 22, 2017 (Cannes), November 3, 2017 (United Kingdom and Ireland) |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7 million |
About The Killing of a Sacred Deer
A teenage boy taken under the wing of a father and surgeon Steven forces the family man to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart.
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The psychological horror film from Yorgos Lanthimos is based on the ancient Greek play Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides.
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