The Farewell (2000 film)

The Farewell (German: Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer) is a 2000 German drama film directed by Jan Schütte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

The Farewell
Film poster
German	Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
Directed by	Jan Schütte
Written by	Klaus Pohl [de]
Produced by	Gesche Carstens Hendryk Romanovski Jan Schütte
Starring	Josef Bierbichler
Cinematography	Edward Kłosiński
Edited by	Risa Kes
Music by	John Cale
Release date	14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Josef Bierbichler - Bertolt Brecht
• Monica Bleibtreu - Helene Weigel
• Jeanette Hain - Käthe Reichel
• Elfriede Irrall - Elisabeth Hauptmann
• Margit Rogall - Ruth Berlau
• Samuel Finzi - Wolfgang Harich
• Rena Zednikova - Isot Kilian
• Birgit Minichmayr - Barbara Brecht
• Tilman Günther - Offizier der Staatssicherheit
• Paul Herwig - Manfred Wekwerth
• Claudius Freyer - Peter Palitzsch
• Emanuel Spitzy - Jungpionier
• Slawomir Holland - Offizier der Staatssicherheit
• Piotr Kryska - Fahrer der Staatssicherheit