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  1. 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.

  2. Oct 6, 2023 · Owning eight funeral parlors in Mississippi, Jeremiah OKeefe 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
  3. Oct 13, 2023 · The Burial: Directed by Maggie Betts. With Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Alan Ruck. Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice.

    • (35K)
    • Drama
    • Maggie Betts
    • 2023-10-13
  4. Sep 12, 2023 · The Burial tells the story of funeral home owner and former politician Jerry OKeefe ( Tommy Lee Jones) and his case against the Loewen Group, spearheaded by flashy...

    • Jourdain Searles
  5. Oct 13, 2023 · When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah OKeefe (Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary ( Jamie Foxx) to save his family business.

    • (4)
    • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Maggie Betts
    • Comedy, Drama
  6. Oct 18, 2023 · Amazon Prime Video's latest legal drama, The Burial, has an all-star cast portraying complex and compelling characters. Directed by Maggie Betts, The Burial is based on the true story of how a lawyer named Willie E. Gary represented Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe against the Loewen Funeral Group, tackling themes of corruption within a huge corporation.

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    Oct 6, 2023 · When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Jamie Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.

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