The Lives of Others (2006)
Original Title: Das Leben der Anderen
Drama
Thriller
8.0 (3,806 votes)
2h 17m
Overview
In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Details
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Cast
Charly Hübner
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Herbert Knaup
Martina Gedeck
Matthias Brenner
Sebastian Koch
Thomas Thieme
Ulrich Mühe
Ulrich Tukur
Volkmar Kleinert
Keywords
artists' life
berlin wall
berlin
germany
blackmail
cold war
communism
corrupt agent
corrupt government
corruption
east germany
espionage
freedom of speech
german democratic republic
germany
government
heartbreak
house search
interrogation
noble sacrifice
persecuted writer
political corruption
political thriller
soviet union
stasi
surveillance
surveillance state
suspenseful
systemic corruption
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