Sheep detectives investigate shepherd George's poisoning death

8 articles · Updated · Slate · May 7

In the 109-minute film, Hugh Jackman plays George, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Bryan Cranston voice sheep sleuths Lily and Sebastian in Denbrook.
Directed by Kyle Balda and adapted by Craig Mazin from Leonie Swann's novel, the mystery follows the flock as they weigh suspects including a neighbouring shepherd, butcher, daughter and lawyer.
The review says the film works best as a moving story about sheep confronting death and abandoning comforting denial, more than as a sharply drawn whodunit.

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