The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Theatrical - Wide 2017-10-27

Cast Colin Farrell Nicole Kidman Sunny Suljic
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by Yorgos Lanthimos Efthymis Filippou Alicia Silverstone Raffey Cassidy

Genres: Horror Independent

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Synopsis

A surgeon forms a familial bond with a sinister teenage boy, with disastrous results.

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