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The Farewell
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The Farewell

2000
Directed byJan Schütte
1h 31m

A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family.

CAST
Josef BierbichlerBertolt BrechtMonica BleibtreuHelene WeigelJeanette HainKäthe Reichel
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Rena ZednikowaIsot Kilian
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
4.2

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