---
title: 'Shepherds and Butchers (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Oliver Schmitz'
released: '2016-02-13'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shepherds-and-butchers-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4627352/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shepherds and Butchers (2016)

2016 · 103 min · Drama · South Africa, Germany


## Synopsis

Shepherds and Butchers is a 2016 South African drama film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. It is an adaptation of the debut novel of the same name by Chris Marnewick, a New Zealand-based author and former South African High Court barrister and judge.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Oliver Schmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-schmitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Oliver Schmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-schmitz)
- **Producer:** [Anant Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/anant-singh)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leah Striker](https://cinepixo.com/people/leah-striker)
- **Editor:** [Megan Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/megan-gill)

## Cast

- [Garion Dowds](https://cinepixo.com/people/garion-dowds)
- [Deon Lotz](https://cinepixo.com/people/deon-lotz)
- [Marcel van Heerden](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-van-heerden)
- [Andrea Riseborough](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-riseborough)
- [Steve Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-coogan)
- [Robert Hobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hobbs)

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