Original title: Killer of Sheep
Year: 1977
Country: USA
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 715515313315
Image: 1.33:1 (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio: English - LPCM Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: Not Rated
Genre: Drama
Cast: Henry Gayle Sanders, Kaycee Moore
Director: Charles Burnett
Synopsis:
A quiet revelation of American independent filmmaking, Charles Burnett's lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, where Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders), a father worn down by his job in a slaughterhouse, and his wife (Kaycee Moore) seek moments of tenderness in the face of myriad disappointments. Equally attuned to the world of children and that of adults, Burnett—acting as director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor—finds poetry amid everyday struggles in indelible images that glow with compassionate beauty. Largely unseen for decades following its completion in 1977, Killer of Sheep is now recognized as a touchstone of the groundbreaking LA Rebellion movement, and a masterpiece that brought Black American lives to the screen with an increasing intimacy like no film before.
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