Killer of Sheep (Tueur de moutons)

  • Killer of Sheep (Tueur de moutons)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1977
Format : Feature
Running time : 83 (in minutes)

A realistic portrait of a Black urban L.A. community.

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.

Charles Burnett, USA, 1977, 83m. b&w.

Directed by
Charles Burnett

Writer
Charles Burnett

Cast
Henry G. Sanders.... Stan (as Henry Gayle Sanders)
Kaycee Moore
Charles Bracy
Angela Burnett
Eugene Cherry
Jack Drummond

Produced by
Charles Burnett.... producer

Cinematography by
Charles Burnett

Film Editing by
Charles Burnett

Sound Department
Charles Bracy.... sound

Distribution
Mypheduh Films (USA)


Palmarès / Festivals / Prix / Nominations / Awards

1990 - National Film Preservation Board, USA
* National Film Registry

1981 - Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
* Won FIPRESCI Prize Forum of New Cinema

1979 | 1er Festival des 3 Continents | NANTES, France | www.3continents.com
* RETROSPECTIVE DU CINEMA DE L'AMERIQUE NOIRE - LONGS METRAGES

Summary for official catalogues

Ghetto afro-américain de Watts à Los Angeles. Un ouvrier épuisé par son emploi dans un abattoir de moutons et par ses responsabilités de père de famille, résiste à la tentation de l'argent facile, sous le regard de sa femme avec qui il ne communique plus…

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