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23/03/2006 Drama, Thriller 2h 17m
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Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

Overview

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.

  1. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Martina Gedeck

    Christa-Maria Sieland

  2. Ulrich Mühe

    Gerd Wiesler

  3. Sebastian Koch

    Georg Dreyman

  4. Ulrich Tukur

    Anton Grubitz

  5. Thomas Thieme

    Bruno Hempf

  6. Hans-Uwe Bauer

    Paul Hauser

  7. Volkmar Kleinert

    Albert Jerska

  8. Matthias Brenner

    Karl Wallner

  9. Charly Hübner

    Udo

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Reviews

A review by portman123
Written by portman123 on 2024-01-13
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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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$77,672,685.00

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