Farewell
Farewell is an irresistible film about a crucial yet little-known aspect of Cold War history. In the early 1980s, a lieutenant colonel in the KGB - code-named Farewell - started leaking startling information to the French government about the intricate web of spies operating in the Western world. French President Francois Mitterrand gave the information to President Ronald Reagan, and in a short time the Soviet Union's capacity to spy on the West was crippled. Reagan called it "one of the most important espionage cases of the 20th century." (…)
More than most espionage movies, the film is about relationships, the men with each other, the men with their own disapproving wives, and governments with each other. Everyone courts someone: Mitterrand uses his information to impress on Reagan that, though he is a Socialist, his government intends to be a loyal ally of Washington.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Original name: L'Affaire Farewell
Duration: 113 min
Dialogue: English, French
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K15
