The Lives of Others
Das Leben der Anderen
2006 · 2h 17m · Drama, Thriller · Germany, France · Rated R (US)
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
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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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck8.0Smart score
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artists' lifeberlin, germanyberlin wallblackmailcold warcommunismcorrupt agentcorrupt governmentcorruptioneast germanyescape from communismespionagefreedom of speechgerman democratic republicgermanygovernmentheartbreakhouse searchinterrogationnoble sacrificepersecuted writerpolitical corruptionpolitical thrillersoviet unionstasisurveillancesurveillance statesystemic corruption
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