The Farewell Party

The Farewell Party

Directed by Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit

Produced by Pallas Film, Pie Films

201490 min6.6 / 10

A dark comedy about aging friends grappling with mortality and mercy through an act of profound intimacy and ethical complexity.

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

Questions people ask

  • Is The Farewell Party sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Farewell Party violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Farewell Party easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Farewell Party end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Farewell Party scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity95

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Surprise7

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Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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