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During an earthquake, a frantic man falls down a stairwell and "dies" yet his soul remains trapped in his body.

Alumni of Ibaraki High School learn that one of their classmates is killed in an accident on the tenth anniversary of their graduation, necessitating an unexpected reunion and “on-campus funeral”. They spend a strange night together, during which the secrets of his life are revealed and they rededicate themselves to his memory, with a new outlook on life.

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Sara, recently divorced and mourning the loss of her only child, rents her basement to Bogdan, a Serbian musician who brings the whole band along. As she learns more about her ex's infidelity, she wonders if Bogdan's lifestyle may be preferable to the manipulative starkness of her ex that ultimately lead to his murder.

Three heavy boozers - a Romanian, a Russian and a Bulgarian - are tripling away their... happiness, into vodka, at "The Happy Immigrant", a joint kept by a Turk. The fauna of this venue is made up out of the Babel Tower's survivors: immigrants who had chosen Romania, as a country where everything is possible. The predictions included... A police raid chases away the pub's barflies. The three professional boozers stop from running just in front of a fortune teller expert in a niche field: death prediction. The rest is entertainment! Although we are all indebted to one death, some refuse to pay this debt. They don't want to die when it was written for them. Or just predicted...

Filip lives in the small town of Samobor, which is near Zagreb. He works in the local library as a librarian. Even though he moved to the small town many years ago, he still misses the bustle of life in Zagreb. However, his boring routine is interrupted by the arrival of a new library manager, the pretty Elza. Soon, however, a series of strange deaths happen.

"This filme is the 'last' episode of my auto-cine-biographic work Babel, which covers more that thirty years of mu life and it started in 1983 with 'Letter to My Friends who stayed in Belgium'. It can be considered my living will." Boris Lehman

"Two Funerals" is a film that focuses on portraits one individual, how does one's mind and values changes? How does social pressure affect him? Compared with the film about social issues, such a story reflects the intrinsic value of human beings.

Cosmin plays a tennis game with 3 friends. He looks at the clock and starts panicking: he is late to the Registry Office, to a wedding- his wedding, with his ex-wife, who he had divorced without his friends knowing. Everything starts in 2007 when the real-estate bubble reaches its peak. Cosmin gifts Reli a land on the edge of a lake, for their wedding anniversary. He plans to build 7 villas, sell them and win 1 million Euros.

The members of a family come to say goodbye to the recently deceased patriarch. But what should have been a heartfelt wake turns into a crazy gathering when one of the attendees reveals the deceased's best kept secret.

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda is in a relationship with the madam of the bar, Leda. As the younger Eddie starts a passionate affair with Gonda, she ignites the jealousy of Leda, unaware of another kind of history between them.

A fugitive named Kui sneaks back home to attend his mother's funeral, disguising himself as a Buddhist monk. Surprisingly, he is asked to chant scriptures at another funeral and while doing so, all his memories come rushing back.

‘Singing at Funerals’, part 3 of the Bangkok Joyride saga of the epic 7-month long Shutdown Bangkok protest, records the first 2 weeks of the occupation of Bangkok, 15 – 26 January 2014. From superstar academics Teacher Lily and Dr Seri’s hysterical impersonations of PM Yingluck on stage, to the fatal bomb at Bantad-Tong; from a funeral march down Rama 4 road past Hualumpong railway station, to the government’s Centre for Peace and Order’s declaration of Emergency Rule, propelling ever more people to death-defying civil disobedience. As the endless literal strings of cash stream into the protest fund from the freedom-intoxicated multitude and the city becomes a vast camping ground, the government seeks help from its big brother Uncle Sam, prompting protesters to pass by the US embassy and the upset military to stir. The noodle cook-out at Asoke camp and the omlette being fried on Art Lane, as volunteers feed the masses, will leave you hungry.

Crowd crowded in front of the commander's mansion; the coffin being loaded; the procession with the funeral carriage and carriages and cars with wreaths on Avenida Dom Pedro I, on Rua Silva Bueno next to the family factory and on Rua Florêncio da Abreu. At the cemetery people speak in honor; the tomb, flowers and the descent of the coffin. The gathering of people at the entrance of the Orthodox Church at the seventh day mass. Panoramic of the city.

An outlaw and his ex-con grandfather team up for a big score, but a ruthless killer stands in their way.

After a horrific collision between a passenger bus and an 18-wheeler truck in Nueva Ecija claimed two dozen casualties, two families await the arrival of their dead.

The film is set around three protagonists. Two run a gas station on the outskirts of town, on a road that gets next to no traffic anymore, and so they get next to no customers. They live and work out of a decrepit van on site, its windows covered in plastic. Sadry is a former strongman, now blind in one eye. He is the boss of the station. Yadi is his eager to please assistant, who usually annoys more than pleases. Finally there is the postman, Abbas, who longs to trade in his brakeless bicycle for a motorcycle, while he must care for his mentally ill brother.

A gay man and a lesbian get married to hide their sexuality. They juggle their secret identities, fool friends and family, and search for true love.

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

Being a tutor to the children of a local funeral parlor is hard work for Diane, though she needs to work hard for a living. Unknown to her, the children she tutors are the children of funerary owners who turn out to be cadaver-eating, shapeshifting cannibals starving for the innards of myriads of corpses.

A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.

When one of their own dies, members of a motorcycle gang travel the country to take home the body of their recently deceased friend. The problem is, they must also outrun a pesky lawyer who is trying to bring the group to justice for breaking their probation.

An intriguing documentary about up-and-coming funeral tourism in the German-Dutch border region, drawing the audience's attention to the commercialisation of the 'last farewell' in relation to our inhibitions about death.

Educational film about the funeral process. Narrated by pastor Dr. S.A. Owen of Memphis, Tennessee.

A big hearted community celebrates life by fronting up to death. Set against the stunning backdrop of the industrial seaside town of Port Kembla, a feisty and resilient community group have determined to take back the responsibility that most of us leave to someone else — to care for their own dead. Scattered throughout are stories that cut to the core revealing why this small band have decided to take on a practice that for most is taboo. As their plans for community-based funerals gather momentum one of their own is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Tender is at once a heartbreakingly beautiful and beautifully funny glimpse of an extraordinary community taking on one of the most essential challenges of human life … its end.

The strong fight between two brothers ends with the life of one of them. The eldest will drag the guilt of eternal mourning and emptiness, in addition to the burden of having condemned their parents to the pain of a silent mourning.

From underground music venues to poetry events, the documentary film tells the story of the band Funeral Macaco recording their first album, that blend elements such as hypnotic Brazilian percussions along with the beatitude of noise present in psychedelic and punk rock genres. A register of what's going on outside the mainstream in Rio de Janeiro.

Pursued by the malevolent spectre of her father’s dead body, a guilt-ridden woman must escape his funeral before The Body exacts its terrifying revenge.