Plan 75
classified 15 S
Film
Please note: This was screened in May 2023
Chie Hayakawa’s thought-provoking drama imagines a world where a country with a low birth rate and dwindling workforce takes drastic steps to alleviate the burden of its ageing population.
In the not too distant future, the Japanese government introduces new legislation called Plan 75. It offers any senior over the age of 75 a painless death and modest compensation that they can either spend or pass on to their surviving family in order to lessen the deficit created by an ageing population claiming pensions.
When elderly woman Michi loses the means to live independently, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino caregiver face the emotional and existential implications of this legislation.