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Farewell

2009-09-23 · 113 min · ★ 6.5

Thriller · Drama

An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Right after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. A French businessman based in Moscow, Pierre Froment, makes an unlikely connection with Grigoriev, a senior KGB officer disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev. Grigoriev begins passing Froment highly sensitive information about the Soviet spy network in the US.

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Directors
Christian Carion
Production companies
Le Bureau, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Une Hirondelle Productions, Blackfeet Pictures, Nord-Ouest Films
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Guillaume CanetGuillaume CanetPierre Froment
Emir KusturicaEmir KusturicaSergei Grigoriev
Alexandra Maria LaraAlexandra Maria LaraJessica Froment
Ingeborga DapkūnaitėIngeborga DapkūnaitėNatasha
Dina KorzunDina KorzunAlina
Evgeniy KharlanovEvgeniy KharlanovIgor
Niels ArestrupNiels ArestrupVallier
Willem DafoeWillem DafoeFeeney
Fred WardFred WardRonald Reagan
Philippe MagnanPhilippe MagnanFrançois Mitterrand
David SoulDavid SoulHutton
Christian SandströmFBI Agent
Diane KrugerDiane KrugerJogging spy
Christian CarionChristian CarionMitterrand advisor
Gary LewisGary LewisScottish chemist
Benno FürmannBenno Fürmann
Riko EklundhRiko EklundhAgent du FBI 1
Svetlana KuzminaSvetlana Kuzmina

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