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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 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.
Shepherds and Butchers Official Trailer (2016) 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...
A lawyer (Steve Coogan) takes on the murder case of a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in.
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.
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.
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...
