The Farewell Party

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The Farewell Party

2014

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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Levana and Yehezkel, a married couple in a retirement home, love being together until a pair of devastating challenges suddenly threatens to divide them.

Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

08/06/2015

3.5/5

Israeli filmmakers Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon tackle matters of life and death with a bracing mixture of seriousness, sentiment and sharp black comedy.

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

06/19/2015

3.5/4

For all its talk of death, The Farewell Party, featuring a terrific ensemble cast, is a story about life. Always honest, graceful and funny it explores with deep compassion its characters familial and romantic relationships.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

06/12/2015

B

It's taking a strong stand on the morality of mercy killing, no doubt, but it also acknowledges the precious glory of life. It's a rare film that can smile while studying suffering.

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

06/08/2016

4/4

Power 'Farewell Party' centers on the end of life.

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Barbara Vancheri

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

05/26/2016

3.5/4

The laughter leavens the suffering and you may not agree with all of the actions, but the movie will give you much to deliberate, debate and decide for yourself while you can.

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Hugo Lara

Correcámara

05/05/2016

A round film in spite of it's modest production values. [Full review in Spanish]

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Al K.

@AlKreitner Mar 11

Thoughtful, even provocative. Well worth watching

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tom e

@RT59872142 02/17/2017

I was unable to see much humor in this film. For me the funniest scene is shown with the photo on DVD case. Disappointed.

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Fong Kok Hoong F

@RT29722865 09/25/2016

As tongue-in-cheek as the title, this tragicomedy about a suicide squad of sorts at a Jerusalem retirement home masterfully deliberates the heavy subject on euthanasia with warmth and humour.

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02/14/2016

The topic of mercy killing (aka euthanasia) is examined from several angles, including the fluid sense of acceptability depending on one's relationship to the patient. Viewers who have older family members with similar situations will find many scenes familiar and heartbreaking. This Israeli award winner if definitely worth the time.

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01/14/2016

who knew terminal illness & dying could be so funny this is in my top 5 films of 2015.

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12/22/2015

A comedy with mercy killings at main ingredient. An older group of friends tries to help out a man in big pain - he want's to die, but he needs help. They invent some sort of machine and the rumours about this machine gets to other people and they get much more attention than they want. Some funny scenes, but mostly a drama. I never feel with the characters but I'm never bored. 5.5 out of 10 button pushes.

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Synopsis

Levana and Yehezkel, a married couple in a retirement home, love being together until a pair of devastating challenges suddenly threatens to divide them.

Director: Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit
Producer: Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Thanassis Karathanos
Screenwriter: Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Hebrew
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $172.0K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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