Killer of Sheep
Summary:
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, {... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Henry Sanders - (Stan)
Kaycee Moore - (Stan's Wife)
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
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Review:
While still a film student at UCLA, Charles Burnett made Killer of Sheep about the kinds of lives he observed in his youth. The film tells the story of a family living in poverty in an L.A. ghetto. Rather than a traditional plotline, Burnett's film is structured like the lives of his characters: it picks up on something, gets going, and ... Continue >>
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