Women Undertakers: Back for the Dead
For millennia, women have cared for the deceased: as death-bed vigils, as undertakers, as guardians of funeral rituals. Then everything changed. Since we no longer die at home, men took over. But today a growing number of women are making a comeback. For the good of the deceased?
- Overview
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Women Undertakers: Back for the Dead
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 31, 2019
Runtime
0h 52m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Croque-mort au féminin
Production Companies
Thin Line Productions, RTS
Director
Marc Wolfensberger
Description
For millennia, women have cared for the deceased: as death-bed vigils, as undertakers, as guardians of funeral rituals. Then everything changed. Since we no longer die at home, men took over. But today a growing number of women are making a comeback. For the good of the deceased?
