The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017 · 2h 1m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated R (US)
A brilliant surgeon is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart.
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.
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