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The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
, 2017Great Britain / Drama / 18+
Synopsis
Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Anna Murphy
Colin Farrell
Steven Murphy
Alicia Silverstone
Martin's Mother
Raffey Cassidy
Kim Murphy
Bill Camp
Matthew Williams
Barry Keoghan
Martin
Denise Dal Vera
Mary Williams
Barry G. Bernson
Dr. Larry Banks
Herb Caillouet
Ed Thompson (Hospital Director)
Drew Logan
Principal
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Film details
Country
Great Britain
Runtime
1 hour 49 minutes
Production year
2017
Online premiere
28 December 2017
World premiere
1 August 2017
Release date
| 26 March 2026 | Russia | Иноекино | 18+ |
| 3 November 2017 | Australia | ||
| 1 November 2017 | Belgium | ||
| 8 February 2018 | Brazil | ||
| 2 November 2017 | Czechia | ||
| 9 November 2017 | Denmark | ||
| 19 January 2018 | Estonia | ||
| 3 November 2017 | Finland | ||
| 1 November 2017 | France | ||
| 28 December 2017 | Germany | ||
| 3 November 2017 | Great Britain | ||
| 2 November 2017 | Greece | ||
| 30 November 2017 | Hong Kong | ||
| 3 January 2018 | Indonesia | ||
| 3 November 2017 | Ireland | ||
| 28 June 2018 | Italy | ||
| 9 February 2019 | Mexico | C | |
| 29 November 2017 | Netherlands | ||
| 24 November 2017 | Norway | ||
| 1 December 2017 | Poland | ||
| 4 January 2018 | Portugal | ||
| 26 January 2018 | Romania | ||
| 23 November 2017 | Slovenia | ||
| 12 July 2018 | South Korea | ||
| 1 December 2017 | Spain | ||
| 10 November 2017 | Sweden | ||
| 1 November 2017 | Switzerland | ||
| 22 December 2017 | Taiwan | ||
| 30 November 2017 | Thailand | 15 | |
| 17 November 2017 | Turkey | ||
| 3 November 2017 | USA | ||
| 28 December 2017 | Ukraine |
MPAA
R
Worldwide Gross
$6,691,614
Production
Element Pictures, A24, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Also known as
The Killing of a Sacred Deer, El sacrificio del ciervo sagrado, Mise à mort du cerf sacré, Убийство священного оленя, Egy szent szarvas meggyilkolása, El sacrificio de un ciervo sagrado, Il sacrificio del cervo sacro, Kutsal Geyiğin Ölümü, La'harog a'yal kadosh, Muqaddas kiyikni o'ldirish, Müqəddəs maralın ölümü, O Sacrifício de Um Cervo Sagrado, O Sacrifício do Cervo Sagrado, Püha hirve tapmine, Šventojo elnio nužudymas, Svētā brieža nogalināšana, Ubijanje svetega jelena, Ubojstvo svetog jelena, Uciderea cerbului sacru, Zabicie świętego jelenia, Zabití posvátného jelena, Zabitie posvätného jeleňa, Ο θάνατος του ιερού ελαφιού, Вбивство священного оленя, Қасиетті бұғыны өлтіру, Убийството на свещения елен, Убиство светог јелена, 킬링 디어, 圣鹿之死, 聖なる鹿殺し キリング・オブ・ア・セイクリッド・ディア, 聖鹿之死, مقتل الغزال المقدس
Updated 17 October 2026
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Quotes
Martin
You know, not long after my dad died, someone told me that I eat spaghetti the exact same way he did. They said what an extraordinary impression this fact had made on them. Look at the boy, look how he eats spaghetti. Exactly the same way his father did. He sticks his fork in. He twirls it around, around, around, around, around. Then he sticks it in his mouth. At that time, I thought I was the only one who ate spaghetti that way. Me and my dad. Later, of course, I found out that everyone eats spaghetti the exact same way. Exact same way, exact same way. This made me very upset. Very upset. Maybe even, um, more upset than when they told me he was dead. My dad.
Martin
I don't know if what is happening is fair, but it's the only thing I can think of that's close to justice.
Showtimes
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