The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

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

Sinopse

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.

  • 8.0
  • 2006
  • Released
  • 2h 17m
Status

Released

Original Language

de

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$77,672,685.00

Keywords
  • #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
  • #escape from communism

Reviews

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967over 1 year ago

This isn't so much a thriller as a glaring example of the corrupting power of the state, and of those charged with crafting and implementing it's policies. "Dreyman" (Sebastian Koch) is an East German playwright who is popular with the communist elite because his works manage to extol the virtues of their people's republic. The minister "Hempf" (Thomas Thieme) goes through all the supportive motio

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@portman123almost 2 years ago

Good guys facing tragic circumstances in an interesting period of history. Because you view the main characters lives from the perspective of the morally confused Stasi Officer investigating them, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situation. This makes it all the more tragic to see the suffering they endure. Absolutely love this film. The only film

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