Expat Cinema: Plan 75

Expat Cinema: Plan 75

Hayakawa Chie - Japan - 2022 - 113 minuten - taal: Japans - ondertiteling: English
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Focus Expat Cinema: every Wednesday at 19:00 foreign language films with English subtitles.

This satirical, dystopian drama was Japan’s entry for the Oscar for Best International Film.

To cope with the ageing population, the Japanese government is introducing the ‘Plan 75’ programme. Citizens aged 75-plus can voluntarily euthanise themselves for the good of society. Those who do this may receive a cash gift for that final-fling holiday, a free funeral, or even the chance to die in a five-star spa resort!

The plan seems to work, with government facilities crowded with seniors like the charming 78-year-old Michi (played by veteran actress Chieko Baisho), a retired cleaning lady whose means of survival are vanishing. Employees like Hiromu and Filipina migrant worker Maria both benefit professionally from euthanising the elderly, but beneath the surface everyone is left questioning the morality of it all.

Expat Cinema: Plan 75 - Focus Filmtheater Arnhem