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• Horror
• Mystery

• 2017
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• 120 mins
• 15

Summary

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. Mystery drama, starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keoghan

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Damon Wise

Drawing artfully on the mythic fate of Iphigenia, Greek "Weird Wave" director Yorgos Lanthimos creates a chilling, US-set modern fable about a happily married, suburbanite heart surgeon (Colin Farrell) whose friendship with a teenage boy (Barry Keoghan) suddenly and unexpectedly exposes him to a deep-seated, murderous vendetta. As with Lanthimos's previous films, the most famous being his surreal black comedy The Lobster, the mystery percolates for quite some time, its off-kilter yet subtly hypnotic mood made all the more intense as the tension escalates. Mannered and almost puppet-like in the lead, Farrell is a soulful and earnestly engaging presence, but Keoghan is the face to watch, as he slowly peels off the mask of sanity. The scene is set for a warped and thrillingly deranged finale, in which the doctor and his wife (Nicole Kidman) must contemplate making an unthinkable sacrifice in order to save their entire family from certain death.

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Cast

rolenameSteven MurphyColin Farrell (2)Anna MurphyNicole KidmanMartinBarry KeoghanKim MurphyRaffey CassidyBob MurphySunny SuljicMartin's motherAlicia SilverstoneMatthew WilliamsBill Camp

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rolenameDirectorYorgos Lanthimos

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Theatrical distributor

Curzon Artificial Eye

Released on

2017-11-03

Languages

English | French

Guidance

violence, sex, nudity

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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