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. A British-born lawyer assigned to his case (Steve Coogan) sets out to prove his actions were a direct result of psychological trauma from his volatile work environment. The defense attorney is an ardent opponent of the death penalty.
shepherds, butchers, 2016, south, african, drama, film, directed, oliver, schmitz, shown, panorama, section, 66th, berlin, international, film, festival, adaptation, debut, novel, same, name, chris, marnewick, zealand, based, author, former, south, african, hi. 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 1 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 2 Shepherds and ButchersFilm posterDirected byOliver SchmitzWritten byOliver SchmitzScreenplay byBrian CoxStarringAndrea RiseboroughRelease date13 February 2016 2016 02 13 Berlin Running time103 minutesCountrySouth AfricaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPlot editNearing 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 A British born lawyer assigned to his case Steve Coogan sets out to prove his actions were a direct result of psychological trauma from his volatile work environment The defense attorney is an ardent opponent of the death penalty Cast editSteve Coogan as John Weber Defence attorney Andrea Riseborough as Kathleen Marais Prosecutor Garion Dowds as Leon Labuschagne Defendant Deon Lotz as Warrant Officer Rautenbach Prison officer Marcel van Heerden as Justice J P van Zyl Chief Judge Robert Hobbs as Pierre De Villiers John s Brother in lawAwards editThe film received third place in the Panorama Audience Award at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival 3 References edit Berlinale 2016 Panorama 2016 Complete Berlinale Archived from the original on 24 January 2016 Retrieved 23 January 2016 The dark shadow of the death penalty The New Zealand Herald 28 February 2016 Retrieved 1 February 2017 The Awards Of The 66th Berlin International Film Festival PDF Berlinale External links editShepherds and Butchers at IMDb nbsp Shepherds and Butchers at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp This South African film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 2010s drama film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shepherds and Butchers amp oldid 1147020849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
