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The Lives of Others

“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”

2006

137 min

Rated R

8.4IMDB

89Metacritic

Overview

In 1984 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.

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DramaThriller

Director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Cast

Martina GedeckUlrich MüheSebastian KochUlrich TukurThomas ThiemeHans-Uwe BauerVolkmar KleinertMatthias Brenner

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Keywords

berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speechhouse searchartists' lifeinterrogation+14 more