The 2023 film The Burial with Jamie Foxx is a legal drama based on the true story of Willie E. Gary, a flamboyant and charismatic civil rights lawyer who defended a small-town funeral home owner against a corporate behemoth.
The film is set in Mississippi in the 1990s, when the funeral home industry was being consolidated by large corporations. Jeremiah O'Keefe, a local funeral home owner, is forced to sell parts of his business to meet financial demands from the Mississippi State Insurance Commission. However, when a handshake deal goes sour, O'Keefe enlists the help of Gary to save his family business.
Gary and his team of lawyers take on the Loewen funeral company, a multi-billion dollar corporation. The case goes all the way to the Supreme Court of Mississippi, where Gary delivers a passionate defense of O'Keefe and his family business.
The Burial is a powerful and inspiring story about one man's fight against corporate greed and injustice.
The film is directed by Maggie Betts and written by Betts and Doug Wright. It stars Jamie Foxx as Gary and Tommy Lee Jones as O'Keefe. The supporting cast includes Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, and Bill Camp.
The Burial was released in theaters on October 6, 2023.
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Cast
- Jamie Foxx as Willie E. Gary
- Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O'Keefe
- Jurnee Smollett as Mame Downes
- Alan Ruck as Mike Allred
- Mamoudou Athie as Hal Dockins
- Pamela Reed as Annette O'Keefe
- Bill Camp as Raymond Loewen
- Amanda Warren as Gloria Gary
- Dorian Missick as Reggie Douglas
- Lance E. Nichols as James E. Graves Jr.
- Billy Slaughter as Robert Sperr
Director: Maggie Betts
Writers: Doug Wright Maggie Betts
Box Office Gross: NA
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: October 6, 2023