Farewell
Some secrets have the power to change the course of history.
Some secrets have the power to change the course of history.
Drama, Thriller
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2009
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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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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
4 Sep 2009
Country:
FR
Languages:
English, French, Russian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Carion might have found a more artful way to dramatize the case's geopolitical impact, but this is still pretty interesting stuff.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
13 Aug 2010
fresh:
A smart and suspenseful thriller, but one that's grounded in the reality of the world we all live in -- whether we're spies or engineers.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
19 Aug 2010
fresh:
In the high-noon finale, the personal and the political have an effectively tense showdown, with the double-crosses and getaways we expect from a good espionage flick.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
27 Aug 2010
fresh:
The movie earns its tension and suspense the old-fashioned way: By making you care about its characters, who live in a recognizably real world...
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep 2010
rotten:
Well-acted but plodding...
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
27 Apr 2011