The Lives of Others 2006

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

8.025 / 10   3494 vote(s)
R
Drama Thriller

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Release Date 2006-03-23
Runtime 2h 17m
Directors Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Hagen Bogdanski
Producers Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Claudia Gladziejewski, Monika Lobkowicz, Andreas Schreitmüller, Dirk Hamm
Writer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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 so far to make my dad and I cry.

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