The North London Book of the Dead

The North London Book of the Dead

2011 · 15 min · ★ 3.8 · Drama, Comedy

Grown man, W, struggles to come to terms with the death of his domineering mother, only to discover that she's spending her dead existence very happily in a suburb of London.

Directed by Jake Lushington · Written by Simon Block

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