Shmuel is a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York. He is sad about his wife's untimely death and tries to find comfort in religion, but he is secretly obsessed with how her body will break down. As a secret relationship with Albert, a biology professor at a nearby community college, grows, the two start on a darkly funny and increasingly literal journey into the underworld.
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Shmuel is a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York. He is sad about his wife's untimely death and tries to find comfort in religion, but he is secretly obsessed with how her body will break down. As a secret relationship with Albert, a biology professor at a nearby community college, grows, the two start on a darkly funny and increasingly literal journey into the underworld.
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