GERMANY · 2006

The Lives of Others

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
surveillance state moral redemption artistic freedom cold war politics forbidden love
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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.

Year2006
CountryGermany
DirectorFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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