The Mortician
2011, Film, 89 min, Drama, Thriller, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 59
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He is introduced to his new employee, Noah, (EJ Bonilla) by the morgue boss (Edward Furlong). Noah is a volatile youth working as part of his parole.Noah brings the notorious gangster, Carver (Dash Mihok), and his crew to the mortuary door. The Mortician's attention is pricked by the tattoo of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' inked on the body of a murdered woman (Judy Marte), that arrives at the morgue, triggering a series of haunting dreams from his childhood. Discovering a scared child, Kane (Cruz Santiago), fleeing the morgue, he's forced to act. They become reluctant allies, struggling for redemption as they run. Through his awkward heroism, the Mortician reconnects with his long forgotten past, and finds the answers he's been searching for. He find redemption and peace.
Directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts
Cast
- Method Man as The Mortician
- Dash Mihok as Carver
- E.J. Bonilla as Noah
- Judy Marte as Jenny
- Angelic Zambrana as Maria
- Wendell Pierce as Clinger
- Dana Fuchs as Ava
- Edward Furlong as Petrovski
- Cruz St. James as Kane
- Vernon Brooks as Young Mortician
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