The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a horror film about a Father named Dr Steven Murphy who is a doctor with a family. He regularly hands out with a strange boy on his lunch or after work, who often asks when he is coming to visit his Mother. He helps the boy out with advice and money regularly, but he is very strict on him not being involved within his family or his work situations. Unfortunately though, Dr Steven Murphy has a past situation in his doctor career that he is ashamed of, but he soon realises that his past is eventually coming back to haunt him. The boy is fully aware of the doctors dark past situation, as it effected him the most out of any body. The question is, how bad is this past? What could these consequences be? How can he fix this? Watch this film to find out these answers!