Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Killing of a Sacred Deer — the director’s first feature-length since The Lobster — has been heralded as ‘phenomenal’ by critics, despite being booed by the audience.
“Predictable booing after Killing of the Sacred Deer from critics who somehow resent being challenged or chafed at Cannes,” writes Variety’s Guy Lodge on Twitter.
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Cannes Film Festival has once again proven how one flick can completely split an audience.