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Farewell
Farewell
Release Date
29 Apr 2011
29 Sep 2011
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Certificate:
NR
Genre:
Documentary
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:
Poppy Elliott
Writers:
Ditteke Mensink
Producers:
Directors:
Ditteke Mensink
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Movies.ie Critic Review
Moscow, 1981, and mild-mannered engineer Pierre Froment (Canet) realizes almost immediately that he's in over his head when the French secret service recruit him to deliver the classified information gathered by idealistic KGB officer Sergei Grigoriev (Kusturica) for the west. As Reagan (Ward) fumes over the plans of new French president Mitterand (Philippe Magnan) to include communist ministers in his government, and both Pierre and Sergei suffer some domestic blitz because of their actions, the Cold War is set to for a major upset, or two...
THE VERDICT: A film that ostensibly deals with the files of others, and the lives of those who pass them on to the enemy, Farewell captures brilliantly the small details in this very big picture. Based on true events, Kusturica and Canet are compelling (both, incidentally, noted directors, the latter's Little White Lies currently playing), whilst having the likes of Dafoe, Soul and Diane Kruger amongst the supporting players gives gravitas to the smaller roles. The choice archival footage sparks, the cinematography is daringly sunny for such dark days, and the script and direction cheekily breezy for such fatal political skullduggery. Hmm, I think I liked it.
Review by Paul Byrne
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