The Sheep Thief
1997, English. Directed by Asif Kapadia.
A young boy gets caught stealing a sheep and is shaved of all his hair and branded with a mark on his forehead so that everyone will know that he is a thief and not to be trusted. Dumped in the desert, the thief covers his marking with a headscarf and goes to the nearest village where he is taken in by a trusting family in return for his work. However, has be actually changed or is he still the same thief at heart?
- Runtime
- 0h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 16 May 1997
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Asif Kapadia
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The Sheep Thief runs 24 minutes (0h 24m).
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The Sheep Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 May 1997. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sheep Thief?
The Sheep Thief (1997) was directed by Asif Kapadia and stars Jigar Bikhabha, Soaib Karimbhai, Kokila Mahendra.