The Burial (2023)
The Burial
Oscar winners Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx seek justice against the odds in a life-affirming courtroom drama inspired by true events. Seventy-something funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe (Jones) wants to secure a legacy for his 13 children so he can retire from the business of compassionately laying friends and neighbours into the ground. A handshake deal with the Loewen Group, designed to alleviate some of the financial pressure on Jeremiah, goes sour and the fate of the family firm hangs in the balance. Local attorney Hal Dockins (Mamoudou Athie) advises Jeremiah to secure heavyweight legal counsel to represent his interests in front of Judge Graves (Lance E Nichols). Flashy personal injury lawyer Willie E Gary (Foxx), who usually only takes black clients, is eventually persuaded to take Jeremiah's case and goes into battle against a corporate heavyweight