South Africa, 1987. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard killing seven black men in a hail of bullets. Hotshot lawyer John Weber reluctantly takes on the unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation's most notorious prison. The inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual execution. The case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? 2016 Shepherds and Butchers Productions (Pty) Ltd. All Rights Reserved.