Farewell Pavel (1999)
Farewell Pavel takes place in two cities. In Rotterdam, we follow Russian reporter Alexei Petrov. He stays in a shabby hotel while investigating Russian ships that have been chained up and writes an article about trafficking in women. His contact with a Russian prostitute gets him into trouble when he tries to arrange a fake passport for her. While Alexei becomes entangled in a criminal web in the West, Alexei's 14-year-old son Pavel longs for his father in St. Petersburg and takes his first steps on the path of love. The events in both cities run almost parallel, but are told from different time perspectives. Over time, a shift occurs. For Pavel, who is on his way to adulthood, time passes more and more quickly, while for Alexei, who feels increasingly threatened, time seems to stand still.
Director: Rosemarie Blank
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Izil Zabludovskiy as |
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Valeriy Kukhareshin as Алексей |
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Nelli Freyda as |
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Татьяна Григорьева as |
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Boris Khvoles as Павел |
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Evgeniy Ilovayskiy as |
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Viktor Semyonovskiy as |
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Konstantin Smirnov as |
| Camera | Martin Gressmann | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rosemarie Blank | Director |
| Production | René Goossens | Producer's Assistant |
| Writing | Rosemarie Blank | Writer |
| Production | René Scholten | Producer |
| Production | Monique van Welzen | Co-Producer |
| Production | Wim Odé | Co-Producer |
