The Burial Society
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nicholas Racz
Bill Meilen
Jan Rubes
Seymour Cassel
David Paymer
Rob Labelle
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A thriller set against the backdrop of the Orthodox Jewish chevrah kadisha about the world's most unlikely criminal as he infiltrates the mysterious world of the Jewish burial society. Sheldon Kasner arrives in town and offers his services to the local Chevrah Kadisha. The seemingly harmless businessman is just the new blood they need for their dying tradition. Pinning their hopes of survival on this unlikely stranger, the old men set about indoctrinating him into their dark and mysterious world, teaching him the extraordinary rituals of the Chevrah Kadisha--from the preparation and anointing of the corpses to the actual burial. Before long, a kinship begins to form between Shel and the old men. However, Shel has an agenda of his own. Having spent the better part of life as a loans manager, he has watched life pass him by. That is, until a mysterious event changes the course of his life and sets in motion a complex scheme involving the theft of $2 million dollars.
Director
Nicholas Racz
Crew
Rick Bal
Richard Baumgartel
George Blondheim
David Bouck
David Bouck
Eve Brandstein
Corinne Clark
Howard Dancyger
John Davis
Patricia Dyer
J. Todd Harris
James Hazel
Raymond Massey
Danny Nowak
Jeremy Presner
Nicholas Racz
Victoria Reeb
Katia Stano
Max Thornhill
Claudia Ventura
Film Details
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Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2003
Released in United States July 30, 2004
Released in United States Summer May 28, 2004
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Directions) January 9-20, 2003.
Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Directions) January 9-20, 2003.)
Released in United States Summer May 28, 2004
Released in United States July 30, 2004 (Los Angeles)
