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- 2004
- R
- Regent Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
- 2004
- R
- Regent Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
Summary An unlikely criminal is drawn into the underworld of money laundering in a desperate attempt to overcome his mediocre existence, and attempts to hide from his crime in a Jewish Burial Society. (Regent Releasing)
Directed By: Nicholas Racz
Written By: Nicholas Racz
- 2004
- R
- Regent Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
- 2004
- R
- Regent Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
The Burial Society
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Summary An unlikely criminal is drawn into the underworld of money laundering in a desperate attempt to overcome his mediocre existence, and attempts to hide from his crime in a Jewish Burial Society. (Regent Releasing)
Directed By: Nicholas Racz
Written By: Nicholas Racz
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Metascore
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Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
80% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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The appeal of The Burial Society lays in its unusual and obscure take on an otherwise mundane tale of greed, treachery and double-cross.
The gimmicky nature of the flashbacks weakens the story and lessens the film's suspense. Nevertheless, The Burial Society is a clever, spiritual film that argues that God sees all and, what's more, he's always right.
Though hardly a major work, The Burial Society has going for it something that many of the snickering noir comedies currently littering the field lack. Underneath its cheeky amorality, there beats a heart.
This non-secular variation on "The Usual Suspects" falls prey to a creeping structural rigor mortis that sets in early.
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Production Company
Astral Films,
British Columbia Film Commission,
CITY-TV,
CanWest Global Communications,
Davis Entertainment Filmworks,
The Big Little Picture Company Ltd.,
Téléfilm Canada
Release Date Jul 30, 2004
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
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Awards
Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Louisville Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
