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21 ott 2016 · Despite the controversy that surrounded the film at this year’s Durban International Film Festival, Shepherds and Butchers is a South African masterpiece (though production consisted of a variety of nationalities) that tackled one of the darkest elements of the Apartheid regime – the death penalty.
Synopsis. 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. Critics' reviews.
À partir d'un fait divers macabre, Oliver Schmitz (" Hijack stories ") nous propose un assez classique film de procès, avec apports de preuves, force témoignages, plaidoiries enflammées et reconstitutions. D'aspect très linéaire, le film s'avère sans grande saveur, même s'il porte les germes d'un grand drame et qu'il sert une cause juste.
Steve Coogan stars in this courtroom thriller as a British barrister taking on a seemingly unwinnable case defending a traumatized correctional officer accused of multiple murders.
Quando Leon, un ragazzo sudafricano di 19 anni, commette un atto inspiegabile di violenza uccidendo sette uomini di colore in una pioggia di proiettili, l'avvocato Hotshot John Weber assume a malincuore il caso, apparentemente impossibile da vincere. Avversario della pena di morte, John, scopre ben presto che il giovane Leon ha lavorato nel ...
Steve Coogan stars in this courtroom thriller as a British barrister taking on a seemingly unwinnable case defending a traumatized correctional officer accused of multiple murders.
IMDb Shepherds and Butchers. IMDb 6.8 ★ cast & crew Shepherds and Butchers regisseur. Oliver Schmitz. acteurs. Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough en Garion Dowds. details Shepherds and Butchers jaar. 2016. speelduur. 137 minuten
