No deer was harmed in the making of this film. In fact, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” does not involve deers at all. The title is metaphoric: the “sacred deer” resembles the tragedy Iphigenia from the Greek mythology—Iphigenia was sacrificed for the sins of her father. Hey, don’t worry! That is not a spoiler. Just from the film posters you can all tell that “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” is nothing about deer or animals or anything like director Yorgos Lanthimos’ previous film, “The Lobster”. It is more about how someone has to sacrifice his beloved ones because of his sins. A rather familiar theme, isn’t it?—except if you already knew Yorgos Lanthimos’ works, you know things are not going any familiar.
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