The Lives of Others (2006)

Name: The Lives of Others
Released: 2006
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme

• Movies, Drama, Thriller

• 137 min

8.0

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

Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Casting: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner, Charly Hübner, Herbert Knaup, Bastian Trost, Marie Gruber, Volker Michalowski, Werner Daehn, Hinnerk Schönemann, Thomas Arnold, Ludwig Blochberger, Martin Brambach, Hubertus Hartmann, Paul Faßnacht, Paul Maximilian Schüller, Susanna Kraus, Michael Gerber, Fabian von Klitzing, Harald Polzin, Sheri Hagen, Gitta Schweighöfer, Hildegard Schroedter, Inga Birkenfeld, Jens Wassermann, Gabi Fleming, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Anabelle D. Munro, Klaus Münster
Countries: France, Germany
Premiere: 2006-03-23
Status: Released

Tags: berlin, germany, government, corruption, espionage, germany, berlin wall, german democratic republic, cold war, blackmail, stasi, soviet union, freedom of speech, house search, artists' life, interrogation, surveillance, heartbreak, east germany, communism, corrupt agent, political corruption, political thriller, surveillance state, persecuted writer, systemic corruption, suspenseful, noble sacrifice, corrupt government

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.