Release Date: 9/11/23; Toronto International Film Festival
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Running Time: 126 mins.
Director: Maggie Betts
Studio(s): Amazon Studios
Cast: Jamie Foxx (Willie E. Gary), Tommy Lee Jones (Jerry O’Keefe), Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Bill Camp (Raymond Loewen), Dorian Missick (Reggie Douglas).
Story: Courtroom drama inspired by true events. As he turns 75, Biloxi, Mississippi funeral director Jeremiah O’Keefe feels blessed by his wife and children and the legacy he’s proud to leave to them. But debts force Jeremiah to sell parts of his business to a corporation rapidly buying up funeral homes, cemeteries, and insurance companies to profit from what its CEO, Ray Loewen refers to as the golden age of death. When Jeremiah’s contract with Ray is in dispute, he solicits the services of Willie E. Gary, a flamboyant personal-injury lawyer who hasn’t lost a case in 12 years — but who doesn’t know a thing about contract law. After Ray hires a hotshot defense team, it becomes clear the odds are stacked against Jeremiah and Willie. But despite their different backgrounds, they recognize qualities in each other they feel certain will see them through: faith, integrity, and a tireless fighting spirit. Source: tiff.net. Photo Sources: people.com, slashfilm.com.
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