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Shepherds and Butchers: Directed by Oliver Schmitz. With Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Garion Dowds, Eduan van Jaarsveldt. A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Oliver Schmitz
- 2017-03-23
Nearing the end of apartheid in South Africa, a young white prison guard (Garion Dowds) embarks on a seemingly motiveless shooting that sees to the death of seven unarmed black men.
Shepherds and Butchers. NEW. A lawyer (Steve Coogan) takes on the murder case of a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in. TOP CRITIC. The performances are solid,...
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- Oliver Schmitz
- R
- Andrea Riseborough
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 ...
- 3 min
- 20.5K
- Madman Films
Shepherds and Butchers 2016 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 1h 46m | Drama When a young prison guard commits murder in South Africa, an ardent lawyer aims to prove he was psychologically unbalanced by his role in executions.
Shepherds and Butchers (2016) Shepherds and Butchers (2016) View more photos Movie Info. Director Oliver Schmitz. Production Co Distant Horizon, Videovision Entertainment. Genre
- Biography, Documentary, Drama
Feb 13, 2016 · A teenage guard of death row recounts his trauma in this apartheid-era procedural, adapted from a novel by a lawyer. Steve Coogan and Andrea Riseborough star as the lawyers on opposite sides of the case, but the film falters in its courtroom scenes.
