Synopsis: ‘Acclaimed director Yorgos Lanthimos recruited a stellar cast, led by Colin Farrell (The Lobster, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them) and Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman (Lion, Big Little Lies, The Hours), for the darkly disturbing thriller THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, which premiered to rave reviews In Competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
‘Steven (Colin Farrell), an eminent cardiothoracic surgeon is married to Anna (Nicole Kidman), a respected ophthalmologist. They are well off and live a happy and healthy family life with their two children, Kim, 14 (Raffey Cassidy) and Bob, 12 (Sunny Suljic).
‘Steven has formed a friendship with Martin (Barry Keoghan), a fatherless sixteen-year-old boy whom he has taken under his wing. Things take a sinister turn when Steven introduces Martin to his family, gradually throwing their world into turmoil and forcing Steven to make a shocking sacrifice or run the risk of losing everything.’
The film will be released in the UK on 17th November (and in the US in late October). Take a look at the trailer below.
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