question: Who directed a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland ?
answer: John Landis
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  Passage: Uncle David is a 2010 British black comedy film directed by David Hoyle, Gary Reich, and Mike Nicholls.  It was produced by Reich and stars Hoyle, an English performance artist, in the titular role alongside English pornographic actor Ashley Ryder.  Developed collectively under the banner of the Avant-Garde Alliance, it was filmed in October 2009.  Created without a script, every scene was improvised and filmed in a single take.
  Title: Burke and Hare murders
  Passage: The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland.  The killings were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.
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  Title: Murder by Decree
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  Title: Smooth Talk
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  Title: Kind Hearts and Coronets
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  Title: Festival (2005 film)
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  Title: Wonderland (2003 film)
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  Title: Burke &amp; Hare (2010 film)
  Passage: Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders.  Directed by John Landis, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively.  It was Landis's first feature film release in 12 years, the last being 1998's "Susan's Plan".  The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2010.
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