Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Colin Farrell reunites with his Lobster director for the Killing of a Sacred Deer, a moving Holocaust documentary and a lesbian puzzler from Norway

Fri, Nov 3, 2017, 06:00

Donald Clarke, Tara Brady

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Irish-financed film The Killing of a Sacred Deer produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures, has been named the joint winner of the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
★★★★
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Camp. 16 cert, general release, 121 min

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