Shepherds and Butchers (2017)

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Death belongs to God alone

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

• Released: 2017-05-12
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 79 votes

Directed by Oliver Schmitz.

Top cast

• Steve Coogan as John Weber
• Andrea Riseborough as Kathleen Marais
• Garion Dowds as Leon Labuschagne
• Marcel Van Heerden as Justice J. P. van Zyl
• Deon Lotz as Warrant Officer Rautenbach
• Eduan van Jaarsveldt as Pedrie Wierda
• Lauren Steyn as Liesl Weber
• Robert Hobbs as Pierre De Villiers
• Inge Beckmann as John's Sister
• Brett Williams as Tennis partner

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Where to watch Shepherds and Butchers

• United Kingdom: rent on Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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