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202086 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Life Stories Inter Faith Dialogue Religious Institutions

Two Gods

202086 minPGdocumentary

5.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Two young men in Newark, NJ, learn life lessons about responsibility and community from a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer.

Life Stories Inter Faith Dialogue Religious Institutions

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Two Gods

2020• 86 minPG

5.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

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Two young men in Newark, NJ, learn life lessons about responsibility and community from a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer.

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Zeshawn Alidirector

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In Newark, NJ, a mortician takes two troubled teenage boys under his tutelage. Teacher and students alike learn the meaning of tradition, hard work, and forgiveness through instruction in the ways of traditional Muslim burial. Shot in stark black and white, this beautiful look at a unique craft shows the importance of a bond forged through mentorship.

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