The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological horror-thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, known for its unsettling atmosphere, darkly absurd tone, and exploration of guilt and retribution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Killing of a Sacred Deer canonical | 9 |
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| instanceOf |
film
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psychological horror film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
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Iphigenia in Aulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Thimios Bakatakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jóhann Jóhannsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Yorgos Lanthimos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
A24
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Curzon Artificial Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Yorgos Mavropsaridis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | In Competition ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anna Murphy
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Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly absurd tone
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deadpan dialogue ⓘ unsettling atmosphere ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Yorgos Lanthimos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2017-05-22 ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Lowe
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Ed Guiney NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorgos Lanthimos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
A24
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Element Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Film4 Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 121 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Efthymis Filippou
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Yorgos Lanthimos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alicia Silverstone
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Barry Keoghan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Kidman NERFINISHED ⓘ Raffey Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunny Suljic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| theme |
family
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guilt ⓘ retribution ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
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