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Farewell (2009)
L'affaire Farewell (original title)

113 min  -  Drama | Thriller   -  23 September 2009 (Belgium)
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The French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation during the height of the Cold War, which sets off an unfortunate chain of events.

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Christian Carion
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Farewell -- The French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation during the height of the Cold War, which sets off an unfortunate chain of events. Farewell -- Trailer for a Cold War drama based on a true story
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Cast

Credited cast:
Diane Kruger ...
Femme jogging
Willem Dafoe ...
Guillaume Canet ...
Pierre Froment
Niels Arestrup ...
Vallier
Alexandra Maria Lara ...
Jessica Froment
Fred Ward ...
Emir Kusturica ...
Sergei Gregoriev
David Soul ...
Hutton
Benno Fürmann
Gary Lewis
Ingeborga Dapkunaite Ingeborga Dapkunaite ...
Natasha
Dina Korzun ...
Alina
Alex Ferns Alex Ferns ...
Agent écossais 1
Mats Långbacka Mats Långbacka ...
FBI Agent
Philippe Magnan Philippe Magnan ...
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Storyline

In 1985, Sergei Gregoriev, a Soviet colonel, wants to force his nation to reform, so he leaks secret information to the West. He picks an unlikely contact, a Pierre Froment, French nebbish in the diplomatic corps. Gregoriev keeps a lot of balls in the air - a marriage, a teen son he's trying to bond with, a mistress who's a colleague at work; his tradecraft is equally reckless. Meanwhile, Froment keeps his spy work secret from his Russian wife, and Mitterrand uses Gregoriev's information to make France indispensable to Reagan and his government. When Gregoriev leaks a list of key Soviet moles and spies, Gorbachev is left without secret intelligence. Will Gregoriev get what he wants? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Spy | French | Cold War | France | Mikhail Gorbachev  | See more »

Taglines:

Secrets have the power to change the course of history.

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Russian

Release Date:

(Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

Az utolsó kém See more »

Filming Locations:

France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€17,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

France:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Alexander Avdeev (Russian ambassador in France who became Russian Culture Minister and who had been expelled from France in 1983 because of Farewell) blocked most Russian actors to play in this movie, including Sergey Makovetskiy and Nikita Mikhalkov, because he did not want to back a movie about a Russian traitor. He also blocked authorizations to film in Moscow, while most of the plot takes place in Moscow. Christian Carion had to pretend to film a Coca Cola advertisement for the few images of the city. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In a scene identified as taking place in April 1981, Grigoriev's son listens to the Queen/David Bowie song "Under Pressure." The song was not recorded until July 1981, released in October 1981. See more »

Connections

Features The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) See more »

Soundtracks

"Scar"
Performed by Simple Minds See more »