Shepherds and Butchers is a 2016 English-language Drama Crime movie written and directed by Oliver Schmitz and produced by Anant Singh and Brian Cox. SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS follows a jaded lawyer, John Weber (Steve Coogan), who takes on a mingly hopeless multiple murder case and uncovers scandalous shortcomings in South Africa's capital punishment system as he mounts a defense for a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in. Shepherds and butchers features Andrea Riseborough in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Steve Coogan, Inge Beckmann, Robert Hobbs, Deon Lotz, Garion Dowds and Carel Nel. The screenplay is written by Brian Cox. The motion picture has a running time of 103 minutes. It was released on 23rd March 2017. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS follows a jaded lawyer, John Weber (Steve Coogan), who takes on a mingly hopeless multiple murder case and uncovers scandalous shortcomings in South Africa's capital punishment system as he mounts a defense for a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in.