Shepherds and Butchers

Shepherds and Butchers
Shepherds and Butchers
	Film poster
Directed by	Oliver Schmitz
Screenplay by	Brian Cox
Based on	Shepherds & Butchers; by Chris Marnewick
Produced by	Anant Singh ; Brian Cox
Starring	Steve Coogan ; Andrea Riseborough ; Garion Dowds
Cinematography	Leah Striker
Edited by	Megan Gill
Music by	Paul Hepker
Release date	13 February 2016(Berlin);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	South Africa
Language	English

Last updated April 01, 2025

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]

Plot

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 sportsmen. 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

Steve 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-law

Awards

The film received third place in the Panorama Audience Award at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

References

↑ "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.

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[Panorama-1] "Berlinale 2016: Panorama 2016 Complete". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[Marnewick-2] "The dark shadow of the death penalty". The New Zealand Herald . 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[Awardslist-3] "The Awards Of The 66th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale.

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