Killer of Sheep
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| Released: | June 29, 2007 |
| Director: | Charles Burnett |
| Producer: | Charles Burnett |
| Studio: | Mongrel Media |
| Cast: | Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett, Eugene Cherry, Jack Drummond, Henry Sanders |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Length: | 83 minutes |
Killer of Sheep Synopsis
Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is growing detached and numb from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse.Frustrated by money problems, he finds respite in moments of simple beauty: the warmth of a coffee cup against his cheek, slow dancing with his wife in the living room, holding his daughter. The film offers no solutions; it merely presents life -- sometimes hauntingly bleak, sometimes filled with transcendent joy and gentle humor.