Farewell (2009)

Original title

L'Affaire Farewell

Directed by

Christian Carion

Genre

spy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

AL

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 140 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1980s, a high-ranking KGB officer passes secrets to a French engineer. Their risky collaboration strains both men as they try to evade surveillance and betrayal.

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What happens

Farewell (French: L'affaire Farewell; literally The Farewell Affair) is a 2009 French espionage thriller film directed by Christian Carion, starring Guillaume Canet and Emir Kusturica. The film is loosely based on the actions of the high-ranking KGB official, Vladimir Vetrov. It was released in the United States in June 2010. It was adapted from the book Bonjour Farewell: La vérité sur la taupe française du KGB (1997) by Serguei Kostine. The movie was filmed in Ukraine and Finland because Russia refused to provide a permit for filming in Moscow. A Reuters news item also stated that the Russian government "dissuaded Russian movie actor Sergei Makovetsky and Russian producer and director Nikita Mikhalkov from participating in the film" (according to the director). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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