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Killer of Sheep

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Killer of Sheep
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NR,1hr 30min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 30, 2007
Director:
Charles Burnett
Distributor:
Milestone Film
Starring:
Henry Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy  ...more
Synopsis: The first feature film from acclaimed independent African American filmmaker Charles Burnett, this intensely emotional drama concerns a man who makes his living at a slaughterhouse as he struggles for economic and emotional survival and tries to patch up his often strained relationship with his family. Shot on weekends over a period of several years and first shown publicly in 1977, Killer of Sheep slowly but surely began to develop a potent reputation among film enthusiasts; in 1981, it won honors ... Full Synopsis
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
It is the most influential movie you've never seen, deeply affecting many artists and experimental directors who saw it on the museum circuit in 1977 and 1978. Full Review
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94
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 21 critic reviews
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Henry Sanders
Stan
Kaycee Moore
Stan's Wife
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"Killer of Sheep" (1977): With all of the beauty and unflinching, raw honesty of Vittorio Di Sicca's...
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