Friendship's Death
1987 · 78 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 422 VOTES · DIR. Peter Wollen
Overview
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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00:00:06 -== ==-
00:03:37 I thought that if we could find a way into the deepest
00:06:29 I'm an envoy from outer space, from a far distant galaxy
00:08:39 The effect of booze on space creatures.
00:10:51 We're in the middle of a fucking civil war.
00:13:23 on any radio intercepts you happen
00:15:45 I'm not a saint.
00:18:23 It has all to do with maps.
00:20:58 is just a veneer, a casing.
00:25:43 Finally, we arrive at this village.
00:27:48 Suddenly, once again, straight out of the blue we're told,
00:30:45 Do you identify with the hijack victims?
00:32:55 But let's raise a glass to Leila Khalid, the glorious pirate
00:39:54 Come on, matey, there's your cricket balls, tennis balls.
00:42:13 for the electronic system.
00:45:15 He has a rough life being a journalist.
00:47:34 Enough to attract, not to intimidate.
00:49:56 Go where?
00:51:55 Aliens in Jordan.
00:54:17 It's meant to reassure you.
00:57:04 hasn't yet been guessed at.
01:00:06 Bring back memories.
01:03:44 That's right.
01:09:59 Friendship.
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