# The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

> A celebrated surgeon’s comfortable family life collapses into a merciless supernatural reckoning governed by guilt, sacrifice, and impossible choice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/265447

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Bill Camp, Alicia Silverstone, Herb Caillouet
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5715874/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: unsettling, austere, deadpan, late night viewing, arthouse horror night

## Synopsis

A chilling exploration of morality and sacrifice unfolds as a family faces an unimaginable choice.

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