Of the Dead

Name: Of the Dead
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1979-10-01
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.8

Fascinating, Shocking, Macabre...

Des morts (1979)

1:45 (105 min)

Documentary

Belgium, France

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Release date

1 October 1979

Director

Jean-Pol Ferbus

Scenario

Thierry Zéno

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Short description

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.