The Farewell Party (2014)

Residents of a retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend, though they are faced with a series of dilemmas when rumors of the machine begin to spread.

Directors:

Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon

Writers:

Tal Granit (co-writer), Sharon Maymon (co-writer)

Stars:

Ze'ev Revach, Levana Finkelstein, Aliza Rosen

9 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ze'ev Revach	...	Yehezkel
Levana Finkelstein	...	Levana (as Levana Finkelshtein)
Aliza Rosen	...	Yana
Ilan Dar	...	Dr. Daniel
Raffi Tavor	...	Raffi Segal (as Rafi Tabor)
Yosef Carmon	...	Carmon (as Josef Carmon)
Hilla Sarjon	...	Noa (as Hilla Surjon)
Ruth Geller	...	Zelda
Michael Koresh	...	Menachem
Idit Teperson	...	Ziva
Shmuel Wolf	...	Max (as Samuel Wolf)
Kobi Maimon	...	Policeman (as Kobi Maymon)
Hanna Rieber	...	Klara Lemberg (as Hanna Reiber)
Jameel Khoury	...	Hospital Doctor
Ilanit Dado	...	Hospital Nurse (as Illanit Dado Lansky)

Storyline

THE FAREWELL PARTY is a compassionate dark comedy about friendship and knowing when to say goodbye. A group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with an emotional dilemma.

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Plot Keywords:

euthanasia | dilemma | terminally ill | self euthanasia | hidden in the closet | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

2-Team Productions [Israel] Official Facebook

Country:

Israel Germany

Language:

Hebrew Italian

Release Date:

22 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Festa de Despedida

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,072, 5 June 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$171,963, 19 July 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pie Films, 2-Team Productions, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in A Wonderful Country: Episode #12.13 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Eretz Lahadam

User Reviews

An absolute must

This movie has brought be to tears - which is extremely unusual for me.

Going through a similar process with my late father, I can say that the movie is very accurate.

Such an amazing mixture of laughter and tears. So real, and so different from the run-of-the- mill, dime-a-dozen, Hollywood films. The kind of movie that provides you with real food for thought and a long lasting impression.

I was greatly impressed by the very high quality of acting, direction, editing and cinematography, which is rare in the Israeli films landscape.

I would most definitely rate is the best movie I've seen the past year.