# El funeral (1996)

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**Original title**: *The Funeral*
**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Abel Ferrara
**Written by**: Nicholas St. John
**Starring**: Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro

> *One family, one murder, too many lies.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You mourn a brother then walk into the city to settle scores. The cameras track your unsteady breathing. Ferrara’s handheld New York feels like a wound.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, paranoid, raw

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