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The Farewell Party

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The Farewell Party
Film poster
Directed byTal Granit
Sharon Maymon
Written byTal Granit
Sharon Maymon
StarringZe'ev Revach
Music byAvi Belleli
Release dates
  • August 2014 (2014-08) (Italy)
  • 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10) (Israel)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

The Farewell Party (Hebrew: מיתה טובה Mita Tova) is a 2014 Israeli drama film about the use of a euthanasia device, directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon. It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film.[1] The film was screened in the Venice Days section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival[2] and has been selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film was also screened in the 44th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, reaching the second place in the IFFR audience award.[4]

A group of friends in an assisted living facility in Jerusalem, led by Yehezkel (Zeev Revah), builds a euthanasia device to help their sick friend. As romours of the device spreads, more requests for help reach the group.

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References

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  1. ^ "'Zero Motivation' gets 12 Ophir nods". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ "IFFR Audience Award 2015 - IFFR.COM - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 - IFFR". Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Mostra di Venezia: Mita Tova si aggiudica il Premio Brian". A ragion veduta. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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