Gerçek olaylara dayanan bu filmde, şifahen yapılmış bir anlaşma bozulur ve cenaze evi sahibi Jeremiah O'Keefe (Akademi ödülü sahibi Tommy Lee Jones) aile işini kurtarmak için karizmatik avukat Willie E. Gary'yi (Akademi Ödülü sahibi Jamie Foxx) tutar. Alışılmadık ikili, bu ilham verici hikâyede kurumsal yozlaşmayı ve ırksal adaletsizliği ortaya çıkarırken hem gerilim hem de kahkahalar yükselir.

Cenaze

Julius Fonteneau has decided to take the law into his own hands after his daughter has gone missing. His only friend supports him while his wife resents him and the police are growing suspicious of his intentions. He must determine right from wrong and make the ultimate decision to kill the man he believes to have taken his daughter