Directed by:
Shawn SnyderCinematography:
Xavi GiménezComposer:
Ariel MarxCast:
Géza Röhrig, Matthew Broderick, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Marceline Hugot, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ben Hammer, Natalie Carter, Joseph Siprut, Sarah Jes Austell (more)VOD (1)
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Grieving the recent death of his wife, Shmuel (Geza Rohrig), a Hasidic cantor in upstate New York, struggles to make peace with his loss. After a series of disturbing dreams, he grows increasingly obsessed with how her interred body will decay. Shmuel decides that, in order to move on, he must understand the science behind the decomposition process of his wife’s body - despite the blasphemy inherent in any scientific inquiry. To assist his sinful pursuit, he seeks out Albert (Matthew Broderick), a community-college biology professor who Shmuel enlists to teach informal science lessons. These soon grow to include homemade experiments and a road trip to a body farm, and, as their macabre misadventures and unlikely friendship grow ever more peculiar, the odd couple prove they will stop at nothing to satiate their curiosity and, ultimately, find Shmuel the peace he seeks. Director Shawn Snyder’s dark buddy comedy is a quirky look at death, biology, mourning, and tradition. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Géza Röhrig
Hungary
Best movies:
Son of Saul (2015)
Resistance (2020)
To Dust (2018)
Matthew Broderick
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Glory (1989)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Stephanie Kurtzuba
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Irishman (2019)
Before I Disappear (2014)
Marceline Hugot
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Godless (2017) (series)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Best movies:
The Rewrite (2014)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
To Dust (2018)
Ben Hammer
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Sleepers (1996)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Natalie Carter
Best movies:
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Ali (2001)
Another Earth (2011)
Sarah Jes Austell
Best movies:
Some Freaks (2016)
To Dust (2018)
The Stand-In (2020)
Isabelle Phillips
Best movies:
To Dust (2018)
Larry Owens
Best movies:
Dumb Money (2023)
Problemista (2023)
To Dust (2018)
Bern Cohen
Best movies:
This Must Be the Place (2011)
Super Dark Times (2017)
Brooklyn Rules (2007)