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Shepherds and Butchers is a 2016 South African drama film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. It is an adaptation of the debut novel of the same name by Chris Marnewick, a New Zealand-based author and former South African High Court barrister and judge.
Mar 23, 2017 · SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS follows a jaded lawyer, John Weber (Steve Coogan), who takes on a seemingly hopeless multiple murder case and uncovers scandalous shortcomings in South Africa's capital punishment system as he mounts a defense for a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in.
Shepherds and Butchers | Rotten Tomatoes. R 2016 1h 46m Drama. List. A lawyer (Steve Coogan) takes on the murder case of a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part...
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Sep 27, 2020 · South Africa, 1987. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court’s ...
Feb 13, 2016 · Berlin Film Review: ‘Shepherds and Butchers’ Oliver Schmitz, one of South Africa's essential directors, delivers a mix of emotional acuity and overkill with this death penalty drama.
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When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard killing seven black men in a hail of bullets. Hotshot lawyer John Weber reluctantly takes on the unwinnable case. A...
