The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The story

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

• #dysfunctional family
• #blackmail
• #psychopath
• #hospital
• #hostage
• #open heart surgery
• #paralysis
• #brutality
• #paranormal
• #husband wife relationship
• #cafe
• #surgeon