Review by Morning.star
I couldn't fathom the logic of the storyline and couldn't wait until it was over.
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Review by unofficial reviewer
A strange film that is brilliantly acted and beautifully shot, but still a bit on the bizarre side.
Is the film a thriller or a suspense or even a horror movie? Maybe all of these at the same time. The pace of the film is purposely slow, adding gravitas. The concept is based more on a metaphysical world that real, as there is no real explanation other than this is justice done because it has to.
I don't know that I really liked it, but I was certainly drawn into it and had to see the end.
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| Title Statement | The killing of a sacred deer: La mise à mort du cerf sacré / [DVD] = an Element Pictures production ; producers, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe ; written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou ; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Mise à mort du cerf sacré |
| Additional Contributors | Lanthimos, Yorgos,1973- |
| Kidman, Nicole,1967- | |
| Farrell, Colin,1976- | |
| Keoghan, Barry,1992- | |
| Publication | [Toronto, Ontario]: Distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures,[2018]©2018 |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (121 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 191329050521 |
| Other Number | 3367683 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Widescreen version. Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
| Production Credits | Cinematographer, Thimios Bakatakis ; production designer, Jade Healy ; editor, Yorgos Mavropsaridis. |
| Performance Credits | Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alicia Silverstone, Raffey Cassidy, Bill Camp. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: 14A. |
| Languages | In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | The past actions of a surgeon come back to haunt him when he forms a bond with a sinister teenage boy. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Dysfunctional families--Fiction |
| Surgeons--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Horror films | |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
