
To Sleep with Anger(1990)
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.


An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Henry G. Sanders
Stan

Kaycee Moore
Stan's Wife
Charles Bracy
Bracy
Angela Burnett
Stan's Daughter
Eugene Cherry
Eugene
Jack Drummond
Stan's Son
Killer of Sheep is a drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of money, slaughterhouse, l.a. rebellion, comforting. Directed by Charles Burnett, it stars Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy. An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
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