Friendship's Death
6.4
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.
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Cast
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Bill Paterson
Sullivan
Known for
House of the Dragon
Fleabag
Tilda Swinton
Friendship
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Colin MacCabe
Also in
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Peter Wollen
Also in
Imagining October
Home Movies 1971-81
Patrick Bauchau
Kubler
Known for
Carnivàle
Panic Room
Rebecca O'Brien
Ruby Baker
Catherine
Also in
High Season
Hand-To-Mouth
Joumana Gill
Palestinian
Also in
Riff-Raff
Peter Wollen Director · Barrington Pheloung Composer Witold Stok Cinematographer
First release August 17, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Modelmark, Channel Four Films
Production
BFI
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Modelmark
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Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 17, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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