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The Lives of Others · LeviOsa

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

DramaThriller2h 17m

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92%

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96%

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8.0

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Storyline

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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DirectorFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck

ReleasedMar 23, 2006

StatusReleased

Original languageGerman

Budget

$2M

Revenue

$77.7M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Creado Film

Wiedemann & Berg Film

ARTE

BR

Cast

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

Matthias Brenner

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Udo

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

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Reviews

11 reviews · 7 critics · 3 fans

10 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Unlike more traditional spy films, The Lives of Others doesn't sacrifice character for cloak and dagger chases, and the performances (notably that by the late Ulrich Muhe) stay with you.”

92% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Shubhra Gupta

RTThe Indian ExpressMay 7, 2019

As [Captain Gerd] Weisler discovers his real self, layer by layer, we are in the presence of a masterful performance.

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Namrata Joshi

RTOutlookJan 30, 2019

Donnersmarck makes an assured debut, builds the atmosphere of deceit, suspicion and suffocation and also undercuts it with some jokey moments.

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Christy Lemire

RTChristyLemire.comAug 23, 2018

The Lives of Others is exquisitely tense, with massive stakes and a pervasive sense of danger.

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Alan Jones

RTRadio TimesAug 8, 2024

Brilliantly told through exceptional performances and dynamic storytelling, this heart-wrenching thriller is a triumph of nuanced tension centred on rediscovering one's humanity in a place where it seems forgotten.

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Information

Title

The Lives of Others

Released

Mar 23, 2006

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Germany, France

Original Audio

German

Runtime

2h 17m

Status

Released

Studios

Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film

Christiane F.