Killer of Sheep

Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.


Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.

Director: Charles Burnett
Writer: Charles Burnett
Stars: Henry G. Sanders / Kaycee Moore / Charles Bracy / Angela Burnett / Eugene Cherry
Genre: Drama
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