Bernie

(USA, 2011, 95 mins)

World Premiere

Executive Producers: Michael Bassick, William T. Conway, Don Fox, Jack Gilardi Jr., Ken Hirsh, Johnny Lin, Duncan Montgomery, Darby Parker, Jack Selby
Producers: Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Judd Payne, Dete Meserve, Ginger Sledge, Richard Linklater
Writers: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater
Cinematographer: Dick Pope
Editor: Sandra Adair
Cast: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey

Indie icon Richard Linklater returns to his Texas roots in this delightfully poker-faced black comedy—based on a true story—about East Texas assistant funeral home director Bernie Tiede, beloved for his generosity and sweet spirit. So well liked is Bernie, especially by the town’s elderly ladies, that nobody in Carthage will say a bad thing about him, even when he commits a very nasty crime.

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