Friendship's Death

Jan 1 1989 N/A 1h 18m
Drama, Sci-Fi

A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to go to MIT, by mistake she ends up in Amman, Jordan during the Black September riots of 1970. Sullivan, a British journalist, comes to her aid when she is found wandering without papers following a bombing and grants her refuge in his hotel room. But there she tells him she is a robot, sent as a peace envoy from another planet. He is not sure whether to believe her story or not, but finds her unusual view of the world appealing. They examine the human condition in a series of incredibly insightful and entertaining conversations.

Plot

In the 1970s, aliens send a female android diplomat to Earth on a mission of peace. She lands in war-torn Palestine instead of MIT by mistake and meets a friendly UK journalist there. They begin a series of insightful conversations.

Written by

Peter Wollen

Directed by

Peter Wollen

Cast

Tilda Swinton, Patrick Bauchau, Bill Paterson

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Channel Four Films, BFI, Modelmark

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Friendship’s Death (1987) - Trailer
Featurettes
REFLECTIONS ON FRIENDSHIP'S DEATH | BFI London Film Festival 2020
Scores
# of Votes
823
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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