the killing of the sacred deer was filmed at cincinnati.
the killing of the sacred deer was filmed at cincinnati.
where was the killing of the sacred deer filmed?
cincinnati
as of august 23, 2016, the film had begun principal photography in cincinnati, filming at the christ hospital. it was also shot in the hyde park and northside neighborhoods. the school scenes in the film were shot at roger bacon high school.









































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in may 2016, a24 acquired u.s. distribution rights to the film. the same month, haut et court acquired french rights. it had its world premiere at the cannes film festival on may 22, 2017. lanthimos and filippou won the best screenplay award at the festival.
the killing of a sacred deer
the killing of a sacred deer









































the killing of a sacred deer is a 2017 psychological thriller film directed by yorgos lanthimos, from a screenplay by lanthimos and efthymis filippou. it stars colin farrell, nicole kidman, barry keoghan, raffey cassidy, sunny suljic, alicia silverstone, and bill camp. the story is based on the ancient greek tragedy "iphigenia at aulis" by euripides.









































the film follows a cardiac surgeon (farrell) who secretly befriends a teenage boy (keoghan) with a connection to his past. he introduces the boy to his family, who begin to fall mysteriously ill.
the killing of a sacred deer