FarewellDirected by Christian Carion
Produced by Nord-Ouest Films
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 53 min
French release : 23/09/2009
Production year : 2009
DirectorActorsSynopsisMoscow, at the beginning of the eighties, in the middle of the Cold War. Sergey Grigoriev, a KGB colonel disappointed with his country's regime, decides to bring down the system. He makes contact with Pierre Froment, a young French engineer posted to Moscow. The highly confidential information Grigoriev passes to Froment quickly attracts the attention of the Western secret services. President Mitterand is alerted and decides to inform President Reagan: a huge spy network allows the Soviets to know everything about the scientific, industrial and military research being carried out in the West. The two heads of state decide to exploit this ultra-sensitive data transmitted by a mysterious Moscow source whom the French have baptized "Farewell." A simple man, Pierre Froment hence finds himself embroiled in one of the most astounding spy cases of the 20th century. A case that is way out of his league and that soon threatens his life and the lives of his family. Production photos (8)
Posters gallery (5)Press book (2)Production and distributionAssociate production company : Nord-Ouest Films
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma, Le Bureau - Le Petit Bureau, Une Hirondelle Productions, Blackfeet Pictures, Pathé Distribution
Film export/Foreign Sales : Pathé Distribution
French distribution : Pathé Distribution
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Christophe Rossignon
Assistant Director : Thierry Verrier
Adaptation/Dialogue Writer : Christian Carion
Author of original work : Sergei Kostine
Producers : Bertrand Faivre, Philip Boëffard
Associate Producers : Romain Le Grand, Léonard Glowinski
Line Producer : Ève François Machuel
Screenwriter : Éric Raynaud
Voice : Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Director of Photography : Walther Vanden Ende
Sound Recordist : Pierre Mertens
Production Manager : Stéphane Riga
Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
Editor : Andréa Sedlackova
Continuity supervisor : Lydia Bigard
Production Designer : Jean-Michel Simonet
Music Composer : Clint Mansell
Casting : Gigi Akoka
Costume Designer : Corinne Jorry
Sound Mixer : Florent Lavallée
Still Photographer : Jean-Claude Lother
Location Manager : Thierry Cretagne
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Thriller
Production language : French, Russian
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2009
French release : 23/09/2009
Runtime : 1 h 53 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 120.425
Visa issue date : 09/09/2009
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby DTS
Other website : www.pathedistribution.com
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