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Farewell

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"Some secrets have the power to change the course of history."

Duration

1h 53m

Release

23 Sept 2009

Country

France

Language

French

Overview

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.

Plot

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.

Cast

Guillaume CanetEmir KusturicaAlexandra Maria Lara

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10Metacritic: 74/100

Details

Director

Christian Carion

Writers

Eric RaynaudChristian CarionSergey Kostin

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