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The Party

The Party

A comedy of tragic proportions

20176.31h 11m

Overview

Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws their belief systems – and their values – into total disarray.

Directed by Sally Potter
Written by Walter Donohue, Sally Potter
Produced by Kurban Kassam, Christopher Sheppard
Box Office0Revenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

April

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Martha

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Janet

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Godfried

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Bill

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Jinny

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Tom

Themes & Keywords

politicsgunpregnancytragedyirreverenttensebitteramused

About The Party

The Party is a comedy, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of politics, gun, pregnancy, tragedy, irreverent, tense. Directed by Sally Potter, it stars Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas. Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws their belief systems – and their values – into total disarray.

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