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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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J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Killer of Sheep is an urban pastoral--an episodic series of scenes that are sweet, sardonic, deeply sad, and very funny. Full Review
Metascore
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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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