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The Departure
Directed by
Lana Wilson
Not Rated
2017
87m
[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
7.1
100%
97%
6.8
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A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another and provides experiences to help us find answers.
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The Departure Ratings & Reviews
Spirituality & Health
Bilge Ebiri
This is a film that is clear-eyed about human frailty and sadness, but also deeply in love with the very nature of our existence.
Film-Forward.com
Phil Guie
As his emotional defenses fall away, he is revealed to be every bit as flawed, hurting, and human as those he counsels, making this tale of an iconoclast into something expectedly profound.
That Shelf
Michael McNeely
Again, wow-what a story here.
The Pop Break
Marisa Carpico
Though The Departure's initial draw is the novelty...the film is actually a low-key examination of suicide in Japan.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
A quiet and considered study of a remarkable person.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
"The Departure" creates its own space cinematically between capturing the life of its subject in vivid detail and offering the transcendent experience of genuinely feeling closer to him.
Pittsburgh City Paper
Al Hoff
The film, like its main subject, is a quiet exercise in empathy that's likely to leave audiences more hopeful than defeated, if only by a hair.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Kathy Fennessy
As a filmmaker, [Lana] Wilson must have a similar knack for putting people at ease since it's quite remarkable how many of those in her film agreed to appear in such a vulnerable state.
Film Threat
Filipe Freitas
The Departure, sliding with a deliberate melancholy toward the painful reality that concludes its story, benefits from the competent editing by David Teague. Nonetheless, better the subject matter than the technical aspects.
Film School Rejects
Tomris Laffly
The Departure is a moving, philosophical exercise on understanding and cherishing life by confronting the finiteness of it.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
A film that explores life's toughest and most transcendent moments with tenderness, honesty and care.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
This is a film that manages to be simple yet thought-provoking, sad yet comforting, and anguished yet tranquil. In short, a work of art.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
Lana Wilson's documentary portrait of [Buddhist priest] Nemoto triumphs as a story but stumbles as a movie.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Unfailingly sensitive about issues of selflessness and suffering, "The Departure" is in a way its own work of meditation, on the pressures of living up to the turbulent promise of life's expected length.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
In its poetic portrait of a man whose quest to help others has cost him dearly both emotionally and physically, The Departure proves quietly profound.
New York Times
Ken Jaworowski
Like a haiku, "The Departure" weighs its words carefully. But silences, too, play a vital role here.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
Wilson's film, a quiet wonder, emphasizes the courage it takes to choose the hard work of living.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
The film presents patterns in suicidal people while according them humanity, which isn't a small accomplishment.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
[Lana] Wilson is much more content to let Nemoto and his experience speak for itself, and the result is a rich, rewarding documentary that digs deep into major questions without being afraid of the answers.
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
There's something tremendously profound about his mission and how he approaches it, and Wilson's sensitive approach honors it, following his example of listening, sympathizing, and respecting the complexity of human emotions.
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