The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others (2006)

Das Leben der Anderen

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

2006·2h 17m·DE
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IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic89%
TMDb8.038/10
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Language: German

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About The Lives of Others

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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