THRILLER . 2009 . 1h 53m . 6.5/10

Farewell_

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

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.

Starring Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Alexandra Maria Lara

6.5/10

Rating

1h 53m

Runtime

2009

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

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

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.

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Cast

Guillaume Canet stars as Pierre Froment in Farewell.

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Year context

Farewell was released 17 years ago in 2009.

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 Afghanist...

Farewell is a Thriller, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 53m.

CAST (18)

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Emir Kusturica

Sergei Grigoriev

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Jessica Froment

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Dina Korzun

Evgeniy Kharlanov

Evgeniy Kharlanov

Igor

Niels Arestrup

Willem Dafoe

Fred Ward

Philippe Magnan

Philippe Magnan

François Mitterrand

David Soul

Christian Sandström

Diane Kruger

Christian Carion

Christian Carion

Mitterrand advisor

Gary Lewis

Scottish chemist

Benno Fürmann

Riko Eklundh

Riko Eklundh

Agent du FBI 1

Svetlana Kuzmina

Svetlana Kuzmina

DETAILS

Release

September 23, 2009

Status

Released

Runtime

113 min (1h 53m)

Country

France

Rating

6.5/10 (135 votes)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Farewell about?

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.

How long is Farewell?

Farewell has a runtime of 113 minutes (1h 53m).

Who stars in Farewell?

The cast of Farewell includes Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Dina Korzun.

What is the rating of Farewell?

Farewell has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 based on 135 votes on TMDB.

GENRES (2)

Thriller Drama