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64% Tomatometer 11 Reviews. 51% Audience Score 50+ Ratings. A lawyer (Steve Coogan) takes on the murder case of a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in. Content...
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- Oliver Schmitz
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- Andrea Riseborough
Shepherds and Butchers is a South African masterpiece that tackled one of the darkest elements of the Apartheid regime -- the death penalty. Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 28, 2016
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...
Sep 27, 2020 · 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 sentence - seems a ...
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- Madman Films
A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation’s most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual execution.
Feb 3, 2017 · Shepherds and Butchers is a well-executed film about lawyer Johan Webber (Steve Coogan) who is determined to search for psychological motives and an underlying political meaning when he’s given a difficult case.
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Jan 31, 2017 · 1 h 42 m. Summary A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed. Crime. Drama. Mystery. Directed By: Oliver Schmitz. Written By: Brian Cox, Chris Marnewick. Shepherds and Butchers. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews. 42.
