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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: 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.
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, including Coogan and especially Garion ...
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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 ou...
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. By Guy ...
Shepherds and Butchers 2016 | Maturity rating: NC16 | 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 is a gripping drama film set in South Africa during the apartheid era. Directed by Oliver Schmitz, the movie is based on a novel of the same name by Chris Marnewick. It stars Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, and Garion Dowds in lead roles.
