United States / Sep 04, 2009 / Telluride Film Festival
Some secrets have the power to change the course of history.
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Willem Dafoe | Feeney |
| Fred Ward | Ronald Reagan |
| Philippe Magnan | François Mitterrand |
| David Soul | Hutton |
| Christian Sandström | FBI Agent |
| Diane Kruger | Jogging spy |
| Christian Carion | Mitterrand advisor |
| Gary Lewis | Scottish chemist |
| Benno Fürmann | |
| Riko Eklundh | Agent du FBI 1 |
| Svetlana Kuzmina |
Genres
ThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Affaire Farewell |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Français, English |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Le Bureau, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Une Hirondelle Productions, Blackfeet Pictures, Nord-Ouest Films |
| Release date | 23 settembre 2009 |
| Production | Christophe Rossignon, Bertrand Faivre, Philip Boëffard |
| Writer | Serguei Kostine, Eric Raynaud, Christian Carion |
| Casting | Gigi Akoka, Susie Figgis, Ophélie Gelber |
| Editing | Andrea Sedláčková |
| Cinematography | Walther van den Ende |
| Assistant directors | Christian Carion |
| Camera operators | Walther van den Ende |
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| Additional photography | Walther van den Ende |
| Production design | Jean-Michel Simonet, Sébastien Monteux-Halleur |
| Art direction | Jean-Michel Simonet, Sébastien Monteux-Halleur |
| Set decoration | Sébastien Monteux-Halleur, Jean-Michel Simonet |
| Stunts | Daniel Vérité |
| Music | Clint Mansell, Guillaume D'Ham |
| Sound | Clint Mansell, Guillaume D'Ham |
| Costume design | Corinne Jorry, Mabi Anzalone, Emma Chicotot, Julia Floch-Carbonel, Gérald Portenart, Catherine Jabes |
| Makeup | Mabi Anzalone, Emma Chicotot, Julia Floch-Carbonel, Corinne Jorry, Gérald Portenart, Catherine Jabes |
| Hairstyling | Corinne Jorry, Mabi Anzalone, Emma Chicotot, Julia Floch-Carbonel, Gérald Portenart, Catherine Jabes |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 16, 2009 / Toronto International Film Festival
Greece / Sep 29, 2009
Theatrical release
Belgium / Sep 23, 2009 / AL
France / Sep 23, 2009 / TP
Greece / Nov 26, 2009
Israel / Dec 24, 2009
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Ireland / Feb 19, 2010 / 12A
United Kingdom / Feb 24, 2010
Türkiye / Jun 11, 2010
Japan / Jul 31, 2010 / G
Portugal / Aug 05, 2010 / M/12
Spain / Aug 05, 2011
Digital
France / Jan 01, 2016 / VOD
Physical media
France / Mar 03, 2010 / DVD & Blu-Ray
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