What film with actor Barry Keoghan was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or?
The Killing of a Sacred Deer The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological horror-thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Lanthimos and Filippou won the Best Screenplay award. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 20, 2017, by A24, before being released in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2017, by Curzon Artificial Eye.
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) The Best Director Award (French: "Prix de la mise en scène" ) is an annual award presented at the Cannes Film Festival for best directing achievements in a feature film screened as part of festival's official selection (i.e. films selected for the competition program which compete for the festival's main prize Palme d'Or). Awarded by festival's jury, it was first given in 1946.