The Farewell Party (2014)
Directed by Sharon Maymon / Tal Granit
Genres - Drama, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Social Problem Film, Tragi-comedy |
Release Date - May 22, 2015 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - Germany, Israel |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Violet LeVoit
This irreverent and thought-provoking comedy about the end of life follows Yehezkel (Ze'ev Revah), an elderly amateur inventor who tries to meet the needs of his suffering friend Max (Shmuel Wolf) by building a euthanasia machine, only to be inundated by suicide requests from senior citizens.
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elderly, euthanasia, Israeli [nationality], machine, retirement-home, suicide