The Burial Society

Name: The Burial Society
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2004-05-28
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Rob LaBelle, Jan Rubes, Allan Rich, Bill Meilen, David Paymer

IMDb ID: tt0312510 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.0 (219 votes)

Genres: Thriller

Sheldon Kasner gets drawn into the underworld of money laundering and concocts an elaborate scheme involving the "Chevrah Kadisha", the society of devout Jewish men who prepare bodies for burial.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Burial Society
Canada: The Burial Society (English)
United Kingdom: The Burial Society
Ireland: The Burial Society (English)
India: The Burial Society (English)
New Zealand: The Burial Society (English)
United States: The Burial Society
South Africa: The Burial Society (English)
Portugal: A sociedade da morte
Brazil: Descanse em Paz (cable TV title)
Canada: Mis en boîte (French)
Bulgaria: Погребално общество (Bulgarian)
A sociedade da morteContent RatingRRelease Date2004-05-28Runtime94 minutesMetascore53IMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews7Countries / RegionsCanada
United StatesLanguagesEnglish
HebrewKeywordsdead body in a car trunk
dead body in a car
money
ambiguous ending
private detectiveFilming LocationsBurrard Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaProduction CompaniesAstral Films
British Columbia Film Commission
CITY-TVIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312510/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0312510.jpgUpdated At2026-01-12T06:42:27

Directors

Nicholas Racz

Writers

Nicholas Racz

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Rob LaBelle | Character: Sheldon Kasner
Actor: Jan Rubes | Character: Marvin Telekunsky
Actor: Allan Rich | Character: Hy Leibowitz
Actor: Bill Meilen | Character: Harry Epstein
Actor: David Paymer | Character: Morry Zimmer
Actor: Seymour Cassel | Character: Sam Goldberg
Actor: Jeff Seymour | Character: Jake Lightman
Actor: Bill Mondy | Character: Stuart Lightman
Actor: Linden Banks | Character: Rabbi Fernstein
Actor: Nathaniel DeVeaux | Character: Lyle Divine - Private Dick
Actor: Betty Linde | Character: Mrs. Grunbaum
Actor: Nick Misura | Character: Real Building Manager
Actor: Dagmar Midcap | Character: News Reporter 1
Actor: Mitra Lohrasb | Character: News Reporter 2
Actor: Simon | Character: The Dog
Actor: Shel's Wig | Character: The Cat
Actor: Sashi Bommakanty | Character: Arab
Actor: Elaine Kliner | Character: Extra
Actor: Werner Thomas | Character: The Husband
Actor: Arthur Wolak | Character: Extra

[Directors Group]
Name: Nicholas Racz | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Nicholas Racz | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Richard Baumgartel | Role: Producer
Name: David Bouck | Role: Producer
Name: Howard Dancyger | Role: Producer
Name: J. Todd Harris | Role: Producer
Name: Raymond Massey | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: George Blondheim | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Danny Nowak | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jeremy Presner | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Corinne Clark | Role: Casting Director
Name: Jennifer Page | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: James Hazell | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: James Hazell | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Claudia Ventura | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Katia Stano | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Gerald Gibbons | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Shelly Lien | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Silva Melkonyan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sofia Phillips | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dana Sawyer | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tricia Winslow | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: David Bouck | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kirsten Newlands | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rick Ojeda | Role: Production Manager
Name: Max Thornhill | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Rina Arora | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: J. Dean Boroskae | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Patricia Dyer Walden | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Patrick Weir | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rick Ojeda | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Andrew Currie | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Fitsimmons | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean D. Jackson | Role: Art Department
Name: Terry Reeb | Role: Art Department
Name: Victoria Reeb | Role: Art Department
Name: Steven Tyrrell | Role: Art Department
Name: Claudia Ventura | Role: Art Department
Name: Craig Wanless | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Rick Bal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jay Cheetham | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jacqueline Cristianini | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dario DiSanto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kris Fenske | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Hewett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Klausmayer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Laurie Melhus | Role: Sound Department
Name: Maureen Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Paprocki | Role: Sound Department
Name: Iain Pattison | Role: Sound Department
Name: Maria Quanfun | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Ruryk | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul A. Sharpe | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Shea | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shane Shemko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Sperry | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean Tejkel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ann Townshend | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Townshend | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cam Wagner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matt Willoughby-Price | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gene Radzik | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam Sharpe | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Allen Benjamin | Role: Special Effects
Name: Paul Benjamin | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ian Wayne | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Garvin Cross | Role: Stunts
Name: Michael Langlois | Role: Stunts
Name: Randy Lee | Role: Stunts
Name: Owen Walstrom | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Ian Andrews | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Banting | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Trevor Berry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas E. Bond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Warren Bruce | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Carpenter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nova Hanen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sandra Hardy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lionel Hebert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gavin Hill | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cliff Hokanson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Howard Hsia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Hutton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glen Jarvis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: C. Clifford Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tammy Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chelsea Low | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott MacDonald | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Marilley-Bodner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Trevor C. Martin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen McCurry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mat Pasch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sergio Petre | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Petry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Porta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Clayton Richard-Long | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adrienne Richards | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dylan Ringwood | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert E. Simpson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Sintzel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dale Patrick Skidmore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Spooner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Taschereau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Webber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Neil Wildman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Geff Zamor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Eve Brandstein | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lenny Epstein | Role: Casting Department
Name: Audrey Skalbania | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Ellen Anderson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kim Aspden | Role: Costume Department
Name: Angela Cruikshank | Role: Costume Department
Name: Judith Feller | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natalie Prystay | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: David Armstrong | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Warren Mazutinec | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Gordon Williams | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Alex Bowell | Role: Location Management
Name: Raymond Bowen | Role: Location Management
Name: Rob Cantin | Role: Location Management
Name: Bianca Feldevere | Role: Location Management
Name: Trevor Fieldhouse | Role: Location Management
Name: Jamie Monk | Role: Location Management
Name: Andrew Nichols | Role: Location Management
Name: Dennis Palladino | Role: Location Management
Name: David Pink | Role: Location Management
Name: Ty Rees | Role: Location Management
Name: Darcy Wild | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Cathi Black | Role: Music Department
Name: George Blondheim | Role: Music Department
Name: Ken Burke | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Campbell | Role: Music Department
Name: Greg Hamilton | Role: Music Department
Name: Tom Keenlyside | Role: Music Department
Name: Geoff Kelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Lawson | Role: Music Department
Name: Arthur Polson | Role: Music Department
Name: Rich Walters | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: P.J. Abrahams | Role: Production Department
Name: Carole Alexander | Role: Production Department
Name: Trey Alexander | Role: Production Department
Name: Tessa Bartholomeusz | Role: Production Department
Name: Athea Boyes | Role: Production Department
Name: Doug Dickie | Role: Production Department
Name: Lucie Guest | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Kronstein | Role: Production Department
Name: Sian McArthur | Role: Production Department
Name: Joe Petrossie | Role: Production Department
Name: Marvin Raftopoulos | Role: Production Department
Name: Dave Saklofsky | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Seidman | Role: Production Department
Name: Werner Thomas | Role: Production Department
Name: Max Thornhill | Role: Production Department
Name: Cody Van Thullenaar | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Kathleen Bransford | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Alison Hunter | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Stacey Kaser | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Jeremy Alexander | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Paul King-Bloxham | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peck Koomer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Brody Pedersen | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John Rostron | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Allan Voth | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ray Waechter | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kevin Weber | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Chris Wild | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Helene Nielsen Beal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Chavez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nora Collins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: April Conchie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Conchie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lorne Craig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Evans | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cheryl-Lee Fast | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonah Fluxgold | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tanya Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aaron Hanen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Heather Johnston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Lam | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Grace Major-Bouck | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Melchiorre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Robinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scot Roger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Davis Roth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chad Rutquist | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adrian Salpeter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Audrey Skalbania | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Stoltz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Sutton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicholas Thurkettle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary Trigg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guy Villeneuve | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Wayne | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Corey C. Witte | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Wong | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Tessa Bartholomeusz | Role: Thanks
Name: Diane Boehme | Role: Thanks
Name: Rex Bromfield | Role: Thanks
Name: John Davis | Role: Thanks
Name: Charles Feinberg | Role: Thanks
Name: Shelley Gillen | Role: Thanks
Name: Michelle Grady | Role: Thanks
Name: Susan Douglas Rubes | Role: Thanks
Name: Matthew Safran | Role: Thanks
Name: Werner Thomas | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312510/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: October 7, 2002 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
United States: January 11, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
United States: March 8, 2003 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
United States: April 12, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 9, 2003 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
United States: September 26, 2003 (Port Townsend Film Festival)
Mexico: January 27, 2004 (Mexico City International Jewish Film Festival)
United States: May 28, 2004

Awards

Box Office