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The Shepherd and the Butcher

The Shepherd and the Butcher

Drama

Oliver Schmitz

Andrea Riseborough, Steve Coogan, Inge Beckmann, Gary Lineker, Robert Hobbs, Deon Lotz, Brett Williams

2016

South Africa, United States, Germany

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Completed

English, Afrikaans

107 minutes

2025-03-02 14:40:21

Detailed introduction

This film (drama)Also known asShepherds and Butchers,is aSouth Africa, United States, GermanyProducerwomen sex,At2016Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish, Afrikaans,Current Douban rating7.4(For reference only)。
In 1987, South Africa, a nineteen-year-old boy chased a small truck on a rainy night, forced the entire vehicle's occupants into a dead end, and then shot them one by one. Afterward, he arranged the bodies in a line, with motives unknown. It was an era accustomed to hangings, and despite having no memory of the crime, the boy could only take responsibility with his life. The defense attorney, played by Steve Coogan, attempts to find the motive behind the boy's silence but uncovers an even more shocking truth... The film is based on real events that shocked South Africa.