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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 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 story...
- 3 min
- Tomris Laffly
Oct 13, 2023 · The Burial is a 2023 movie starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones as a lawyer and a funeral home owner who fight a corporate giant. Inspired by true events, the film explores race, power, and injustice in the funeral industry.
- (35K)
- Drama
- Maggie Betts
- 2023-10-13
Sep 7, 2023 · Check out the official trailer for The Burial, in theaters October 6 and coming to Prime Video on October 13.Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal g...
- 3 min
- 11.8M
- Prime Video
Oct 5, 2023 · Director Maggie Betts’ “The Burial,” a throwback '90s inspirational courtroom drama pitched to extreme comedy, comes as simple and sweet as a summer Southern breeze when flashy personal injury lawyer Willie E. Gary arrives in Mississippi to defend the mild-mannered Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) against a multi-billion dollar ...
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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