Farewell Comrades! – Collaps (Episode 6)

A six-part TV-series by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion and Artline Films
Director: Andrei Nekrasov, Script: Jean-François Colosimo, György Dalos, Andrei Nekrasov

In co-production with ARTE Deutschland, ARTE France, ARTE G.E.I.E, ZDF, YLE TV1, TVP, Eureka Media, Havas Films, HiFilm, Hyper Market Film, Trigon Productions, Piraya Films

The sixth and final episode is about the years 1990 to 1991 and the power struggle between Gorbachev and Yeltsin, between the old and the new. The empire let go of the colonies, but the problems are still increasing. Finally, a thwarted putsch, about which Gorbachev may have known about more than he admits to, pushes the Soviet empire over the brink.

News

  • - „Farewell Comrades“ is nominated for the Grimme Award

    Breaking news from Marl: our TV series “Farewell Comrades!“ by Andrei Nekrasov is nominated for the Grimme Award 2013! The [...]

    Breaking news from Marl: our TV series “Farewell Comrades!“ by Andrei Nekrasov is nominated for the Grimme Award 2013! The jury selected a total of 57 productions out of 807 entries; “Farewell Comrades!” is nominated in the category “Information – TV series”. Over six episodes, the series follows the 16-year countdown leading to the breakdown of the Soviet Empire – told from the perspective of the people who experienced, caused or tried to prevent it. The winners of the 49th Grimme Award will be announced on April 12, 2013 in Marl, Germany.

    Grimme Award 2013 - Nominations 'Culture and Information'


  • - „Farewell Comrades!“ DVD Release at Icestorm

    Right in time with the nomination for the prestigious german Adolf Grimme Award 2013, our 6-part documentary series „Farewell Comrades“ [...]

    Right in time with the nomination for the prestigious german Adolf Grimme Award 2013, our 6-part documentary series „Farewell Comrades“ and the award-winning web-format "Farewell Comrades! Interactive" is released at Icestorm Distribution. In addition to the DVDs and the DVD-Rom, there´s an extensive booklet with background information included.

    ICESTORM Distribution


  • - “Farewell Comrades” French version available on DVD

    Dear Comrades, if you want to watch the French version of the series episode by episode comfortably at home on [...]

    Dear Comrades, if you want to watch the French version of the series episode by episode comfortably at home on your sofa, order the DVD-box at ARTE-Éditions, it will be available on February 8th.

    Arte Éditions


Projekte

  • Farewell Comrades! – Victory (Episode 1)

  • Farewell Comrades! (TV-Series, 6 parts)

  • Farewell Comrades! – Wars (Episode 2)

  • Farewell Comrades! – Rebellion (Episode 5)

  • Farewell Comrades! – Hope (Episode 3)

  • Farewell Comrades! – Awakening (Episode 4)

Farewell Comrades! – Collaps (Episode 6)

A six-part TV-series by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion and Artline Films
Director: Andrei Nekrasov, Script: Jean-François Colosimo, György Dalos, Andrei Nekrasov

In co-production with ARTE Deutschland, ARTE France, ARTE G.E.I.E, ZDF, YLE TV1, TVP, Eureka Media, Havas Films, HiFilm, Hyper Market Film, Trigon Productions, Piraya Films

December 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, calls the main Western heads of state. Shortly after, in a televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev announces: “I quit my duties as President of the USSR.” He ends 80 years of history. It is an unexpected outcome to the grand communist vision that had held the world in anticipation since the October Revolution in 1917.

6. Episode: Collapse (1990-1991)

The super power has released its colonies, but the riots do not stop at the borders of the Soviet Union. While the shining reformer Gorbachev is celebrated in the West, the problems at home outgrow. His old opponent Boris Yeltsin reappears on the political stage and after the thwarted putsch in August 1991 he now finally takes charge of the leadership. Gorbachev is left to announce the end of the
Soviet Union in December 1991.

Director: Andrei Nekrasov
Script: Jean-François Colosimo, Andrei Nekrasov, György Dalos
Executive producers: Christian Beetz, Olivier Mille
Supervising producer: Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Associate Producer: Dominique Treilhou
Editor episode 6: Lena Rem
Additional editing: Phillip Gromov
Directors of photography: Sorin Dragoi, Andrei Erastov, Roman Ielensky
Colorist: Tom Chr. Lillevedt
Sound mix: Stéphane Larrat
Original score: Nils Kacirek & Jan-Peter Pflug
Main title music by: Andrei Nekrasov
Sound design episode 6: Daniel Iribarren
Graphics episode 6: Pierre-Jean Canac, Conni Robe
Archive coordinator: Cécile Croizat
Archive researchists: Antje Boehmert, Karin Fritzsche, Sarah Dabaghy
Assistant directors: Vetta Kirillova, Ekaterina Panova
Line producers: Kathrin Isberner, Victoire Buff
Production supervisor main shoot: Christian Popp
Post-production manager: Benjamin Landsberger-Isaac
Post-production assistants: Jochen Kraft, Eva-Maria Weerts
Business affairs: Aurélie Mattlé
Technical director: Philipp Weigold
Production assistants: Nick Pastucha, Galina Stepanova, Anna Bolster
Production administrators: Daniela Schöne, Laura Cavaciutti, Claude Roy
Online editing: Henry-Pierre Rosamond
Assistant editors: François-Joseph Botbol, Alican Elcin, Robin Gaussé, Bernd Laatzel, Agnetha Lang, Bernd Lützeler, Christian Nowak, Giulia Rolino, Nathalie Vignères, Claire Le Villain
Assistant colorist: Christopher Berge Hove
IT technicians: Odd Brandtzægg, Fawaz Khatib
Interns: Tanja Bogasch, Alessandra Bogi, Judith Fächner, Anastasiya Kozlova, Marine Le Gouvello, Lisa Mayerhöfer

Team Germany
Additional camera: Maik Behres, István Imreh, Martin Langner, Ines Thomsen, Peter Badel, Peter Wuchterl, Jan Zabeil
Sound: Marc Hammerl, Uve Haussig, Susy Wehrly, Manuel Zimmer, Karsten Höfer, Thomas Funk
Research: Grit Lemke, Conny Klauss

Koproduktion

Kooperation

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