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A brilliant surgeon finds his life unraveling when he is forced to choose between sacrificing his family or his own life by a teenage patient with a sinister agenda. As the strange circumstances surrounding the boy's family life and his cryptic pronouncements begin to take hold, the surgeon's world is thrown into a surreal and terrifying downward spiral.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer received widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise for Lanthimos's direction, the performances (especially from Keoghan and Farrell), and its unsettling atmosphere. Some critics found the film's deliberate pacing and bleak tone challenging, but most agreed it was a masterfully crafted and deeply disturbing work.

• Praised for its unique and unnerving directorial style.

• Celebrated for its intense and unsettling performances.

• Noted for its challenging, yet captivating, psychological horror.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be a disturbing and thought-provoking experience, with many appreciating its originality and dark humor. However, some found it too unsettling and slow-paced.

Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos has stated that the film was inspired by the Greek myth of Iphigenia, specifically Euripides' play 'Iphigenia in Aulis'.