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The Burial is a 2023 American legal drama film directed by Maggie Betts and written by Betts and Doug Wright. It is loosely based on the true story of lawyer Willie E. Gary and his client Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe's lawsuit against the Loewen funeral company, as documented in the 1999 New Yorker article of the same name by Jonathan Harr.
Oct 13, 2023 · Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones star as a lawyer and a funeral home owner who fight against corporate greed and racism in this true story. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the film on IMDb.
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- Drama
- Maggie Betts
- 2023-10-13
Oct 6, 2023 · Owning eight funeral parlors in Mississippi, Jeremiah O’Keefe was a conscientious man whose Irish ancestors had been in the undertaking trade since the Civil War years, according to a...
- 3 min
- Tomris Laffly
Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic attorney Willie E. Gary (Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx) to save his family business.
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Oct 6, 2023 · The Burial is a courtroom drama based on a true story of a funeral home owner and a lawyer who fight corporate corruption and racism. Watch the trailer and read critics and audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Maggie Betts
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- Tommy Lee Jones
Oct 5, 2023 · The Burial is a film about a lawyer (Jamie Foxx) who defends a funeral home owner (Tommy Lee Jones) against a billionaire corporation in Mississippi. It is a crowd-pleasing story of unlikely partners turned friends, with humor, heart, and racial themes.
