The Killing of a Sacred
Deer (2017)
Directed by Yorgos
Lanthimos this film stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry
Keoghan. A heart surgeon befriends the son of a patient who died on
his operating table only for the boy to demand the surgeon kill one
of his own family or they will all die.
Loosely inspired by
the Greek tragedy “Iphigenia at Aulis” this film certainly has
the director's trademark bizarre feel to it and odd characters. Maybe
this time the weird behaviour of the characters slightly undercuts
the tension of the film. Certainly there is something worth watching
here but it is a little oblique at times.
4/5
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