A dark comedy about the escalating conflict between two brothers who
inherit their family funeral business.
Michael Merriweather's carefully planned life is blown off course when
he receives a call to tell him that his father has cremated himself.
Michael then learns from a small-town lawyer that he stands to inherit a
small fortune he previously knew nothing about, but only if he
sacrifices his accountancy career to take over the family funeral
business with his brother, Jack, whom he despises.
Sucked back into the small provincial world and the family funeral firm
he has rejected, Michael can no longer avoid his loathsome sibling. Jack
Merriweather has no idea what he's done to deserve his brother's
hostility, but he's about to suffer the consequences. Then, when his
patience finally breaks, he will exact delicious revenge.
The Better Brother is a darkly comic tale of sibling rivalry laced
with the power, passion, revenge and everyday friction of family
business. It explores what happens when two warring brothers are forced
to work together.
Will Michael and Jack learn to love and respect each other? Or will
their acrimony escalate? If so, who will come out on top?
Who is the better brother?
