The Farewell

The Farewell

NR2000•91 min

4KHDRCC

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.

Audience Score:

4.6

Directed by:Jan Schütte

Theatrical release poster for the film The Farewell

The Cast

Josef Bierbichler photo

Josef Bierbichler

Bertolt Brecht

Monica Bleibtreu photo

Monica Bleibtreu

Helene Weigel

Jeanette Hain photo

Jeanette Hain

Käthe Reichel

Elfriede Irrall photo

Elfriede Irrall

Elisabeth Hauptmann

Birgit Minichmayr photo

Birgit Minichmayr

Barbara Brecht

Samuel Finzi photo

Samuel Finzi

Wolfgang Harich

Margit Rogall

Ruth Berlau

Paul Herwig

Manfred Wekwerth

Tilman Günther

Stasi-Offizier

Rena Zednikowa

Isot Kilian

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