The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a movie directed by Yorgos Lanthimos in 2017 and based on the play Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides, first published in -405. The movie features Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, and others.
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Storyline
Steven Murphy, a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon, finishes an open heart surgery, and goes to a diner, where he meets a teenage boy named Martin. Martin leaves halfway through, and his mother makes a romantic advance on Steven by complimenting his hands and attempting to kiss them and suck them.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
121
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Country: Ireland
Year: 2017
Length: 2h1m
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Year
-405
Pages
69
Book Rate
8.06
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Book
Iphigenia in Aulis
Original title: Iphigeneia en Aulidi
Author: Euripides
Country: Greece
First published in: -405
Length: 69 pages
Genre: Play
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“In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination.”
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