The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Screenplay adaptation based on the ancient Greek play Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast includes: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman
121 Mins / 2017 / USA
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. Soon, the full scope of Martin's intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long-forgotten transgression that will shatter his domestic bliss forever.
