The Killing of a Sacred Deer
follows Martin, a teenager, whose father died on the operating table of surgeon, Steven. As revenge, Martin supernaturally curses Steven's family, making them sick, and presents a cruel ultimatum: sacrifice one of your family members to make up for killing my dad, or watch your entire family die. [1]
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer
is a complex and strange film about revenge, morality, and the failures of the US medical system. The film’s intentionally impersonal acting and semi-supernatural plot result in an intentionally confusing and nuanced film that’s open to various interpretations. [2]
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- ↑ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/entertainment-news/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review-cold-unsettling-and-pleasureless/63-490819385
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- ↑ https://www.aintitcool.com/node/78978
- ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_killing_of_a_sacred_deer
- ↑ https://taylorholmes.com/2017/12/18/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-discussed-and-explained/
- ↑ https://taylorholmes.com/2017/12/18/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-discussed-and-explained/
- ↑ https://www.marisagoudy.com/blog/mythology-violence-killing-of-a-sacred-deer
- ↑ https://english.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/zunshineTheory%20of%20Narrative%20Empathy.pdf
- ↑ https://taylorholmes.com/2017/12/18/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-discussed-and-explained/
- ↑ https://filmandnuance.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review-a-metaphor-without-a-beating-heart/
- ↑ https://www.sungazette.com/news/outdoors/2021/03/plenty-of-folklore-has-been-associated-with-birds/
- ↑ https://cansupeker.com/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer/
- ↑ https://study.com/academy/lesson/iphigenia-in-aulis-by-euripides-analysis-themes.html
- ↑ https://www.aintitcool.com/node/78978
- ↑ https://youtu.be/5MOe5nfvLeM?t=59
- ↑ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/09/yorgos-lanthimos-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-interview/538902/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sm4NxZ3WYtXHNG2XZ6br03/yorgos-lanthimos-nine-things-we-learned-from-his-this-cultural-life-interview
- ↑ https://filmschoolrejects.com/everyone-speak-strangely-killing-sacred-deer/
- ↑ https://screenrant.com/killing-sacred-deer-movie-surgery-scene-colin-farrell/
- ↑ https://screenrant.com/killing-sacred-deer-movie-surgery-scene-colin-farrell/
- ↑ https://screenrant.com/killing-sacred-deer-behind-scenes-facts-yorgos-lanthimos-colin-farrell-movie/
- ↑ https://filmschoolrejects.com/everyone-speak-strangely-killing-sacred-deer/
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/24188016/kinds-of-kindness-yorgos-lanthimos-joe-alwyn-interview