Of the Dead

(1979)

★ 5.1 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1979

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Jean-Pol Ferbus, Dominique Garny, Thierry Zéno

Plot

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.