Killer of Sheep (1979)

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7.3	IMDB rating

Directed by

Charles Burnett

Starring (View all)

Henry G. Sanders

Stan

Kaycee Moore

Stan's Wife

Charles Bracy

Bracy

Angela Burnett

Stan's Daughter

Eugene Cherry

Eugene

Jack Drummond

Stan's Son

Slim

Delores Farley

Written by

Charles Burnett

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Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.

Release date : 20 June 2008

Drama (5), African American (3), 1970s (3), Poverty (2), Neorealism (2), 1979 (2), Sheep (2), Slaughterhouse (2), Liquor Store (1), Filmmakers (1), Crying (1), Shoes (1), Fight (1), Doll (1), Realism (1), Doom (1), Short (1), Hope (1), Car Breakdown (1), Railroad Track (1)

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