Built on Graves

Apr 1, 2020

1h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

This documentary deals with cases of grave recycling, cemetery abandonment, and the development of homes, stores, and businesses over the top of old cemeteries, in many cases leaving the bodies in the ground and paving over them.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Mazz Appeal Films

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Cast

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Melissa Anne

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Lisa Arcaro

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Michael Kenneth Fahr

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Jerome Marshall

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Mikee Plastik

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Built on Graves

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