The Burial Society

Name: The Burial Society
Director: Nicholas Racz
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2002-10-07
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Rob LaBelle, Jan Rubeš, Allan Rich, Bill Meilen, David Paymer

Directed by Nicholas Racz

Thriller

20021h 34m5.3

Overview

In The Burial Society, Sheldon Kasner, an unlikely criminal who works as a bank loan manager, infiltrates the mysterious world of the Chevrah Kadisha (the Jewish society that prepares bodies for burial according to ancient ritual) in order to steal a body and fake his own death after mobsters come after him looking for two million dollars that he is accused of having stolen. Having sought and found refuge within this ancient religious society, Sheldon finds himself captivated by this unusual and powerful world and the three old men who run it.