The Lives of Others

A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

Keywords

  • Ann Sirot’s favourite films
  • Escape to Berlin
  • Escape to the 2000s
  • German Cinema
  • Golden Globes
  • Les César du cinéma
  • Red Carpet
  • The Oscars

Actors

  • Martina Gedeck
  • Sebastian Koch
  • Ulrich Mühe
  • Ulrich Tukur

Director

  • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Drama


2h 17min


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Germany
2006
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.


Cast & Crew