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Film

Killer of Sheep (1978)

Directed By

Thursday, October 25, NMAAHC
Runtime: 90 min
Recently Restored!

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.

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