Of the Dead

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1979 / 105min.

Rating5.1

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

An exploration of death through diverse funeral rites and other cultural responses to mortality across several countries, including South Korea, Thailand, Mexico, Belgium, and the USA. The film observes practices ranging from elaborate public burials to the process of cremation, offering a look at how different societies confront death and the deceased, sometimes in graphic detail.

Directors

Thierry Zéno

Dominique Garny

Jean-Pol Ferbus

Actors

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