United States / Apr 22, 2018 / Tribeca Film Festival
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York and distraught at the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert, a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bern Cohen | Reb Goshen |
| Linda Frieser | Wake Goer |
| Ben Hammer | Rebbe |
| Marceline Hugot | Carol |
| Andrew Keenan-Bolger | Doctor |
| Stephanie Kurtzuba | Receptionist |
| Jill Marie Lawrence | Judy |
| Larry Owens | Stanley |
| Annie Pisapia | Patient |
| Jaclyn S. Powell | Hasidic Jewess sitting shiva with Faigy |
| Aaron Raksin | Sender |
| Zalman Raksin | Brother-In-Law |
| Reuven Russell | Hasidic Jew |
| Janet Sarno | Faigy |
| Joseph Siprut | Undertaker |
| Leanne Michelle Watson | Rivkah |
| Ziv Zaifman | Moishe |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | To Dust |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | King Bee Productions, Salem Street Entertainment, UnLTD Productions, Storyland Pictures, Wing and a Prayer Pictures, Good Deed Entertainment, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant |
| Official site | gooddeedentertainment.com |
| Release date | 8 febbraio 2019 |
| Production | Alessandro Nivola, Ron Perlman, Emily Mortimer, Josh Crook, Scott Floyd Lochmus |
| Writer | Shawn Snyder, Jason Begue |
| Editing | Allyson C. Johnson |
| Cinematography | Xavi Giménez |
| Assistant directors | Shawn Snyder |
| Camera operators | Xavi Giménez |
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| Additional photography | Xavi Giménez |
| Production design | Alexandra Kaucher, Cheyenne Ford |
| Art direction | Cheyenne Ford, Alexandra Kaucher |
| Set decoration | Alexandra Kaucher, Cheyenne Ford |
| Visual effects | Robert Morgan |
| Music | Ariel Marx |
| Sound | Ariel Marx |
| Costume design | Evren Catlin |
| Makeup | Evren Catlin |
| Hairstyling | Evren Catlin |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Jun 23, 2019 / 18+ / Moscow Jewish Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 08, 2019 / R
Theatrical release
Canada / Feb 08, 2019 / R
Digital
Japan / Oct 28, 2018 / R18+
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