Shepherds and Butchers

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A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.

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.

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Keywords
  • based on novel
  • execution
  • grave
  • corpse
  • hanging
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Mar 22, 2017
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Germany South Africa
Language English Afrikaans
Filming locations South Africa
Production companies Videovision Entertainment Distant Horizon Times Media Films

Box office

Gross worldwide $79711

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

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