Sam Quah
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Directed by Frank Darabont
influenced Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
A Sheep Without a Shepherd risks being a referential exercise as it opens with a fantasy jailbreak sequence which segues into Weijie’s enthusiastic explanation of the montage technique while posters for The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Catch Me If You Can (2002) are placed in the background at key moments.
A networking specialist whose lack of formal education is offset by his almost encyclopedic knowledge of cinema, Li Weijie (Xiao Yang) spends most of his free time in a small eatery in the village of Chanban, quoting films like The Shawshank Redemption and discussing plot elements with kindly Uncle Song (Paul Chun).
A Sheep Without a Shepherd risks being a referential exercise as it opens with a fantasy jailbreak sequence which segues into Weijie’s enthusiastic explanation of the montage technique while posters for The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Catch Me If You Can (2002) are placed in the background at key moments.
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Directed by Billy Wilder
influenced Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
Characters
He studies clips of Marlene Dietrich in Witness for the Prosecution to craft the perfect alibi with the same kind of genius manipulation, and studies various crime films to prepare his family for interrogation.
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Directed by Boots Riley
influenced Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
Themes
It’s a sharp, progressively-minded satire with sci-fi elements that would make an interesting double feature with Boots Riley’s more outrageous but similarly pissed-off Sorry To Bother You .