The fateful reunion of four brothers quickly dissolves into a night of drinking, deceit, perversions, and death. They don't realize until it is too late that the party they are having is, in fact, a wake.
Acting
Gale Harold weaponizes charm before the mask cracks.
Writing
The title's double meaning lands like a gut punch.
Director
Roy Finch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Martin Landau filmed his framing narration in a single day, reportedly demanding to know 'which brother is the hero' and being told 'none of them.'
Released in 2003, it anticipated the 'dysfunctional family reunion' boom of 2010s indie horror, but with theatrical dialogue that feels more 1990s stage adaptation than modern genre piece.
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