The docudrama follows the career of Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Vetrov, a KGB agent known as "Farewell", who betrayed his organization by providing France with valuable scientific and military secrets, including a list of KGB agents, after growing disillusioned with his superiors due to his forced recall to Moscow for his drinking problems.
L'affaire Farewell, l'espion de la vengeance
The film tells the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Vetrov, a KGB agent also known as "Farewell", who defected and provided France with a massive collection of scientific and military intelligence, as well as the identities of KGB agents.