The Lives of Others
2006 · TMDB 8.0 · Das Leben der Anderen
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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.
Why it matters
In East Berlin, a Stasi agent surveils a playwright and becomes obsessed with protecting him, even as the state closes in.
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Released
- 2006-03-23
- Studio
- Creado Film
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- TMDB score
- 8.0
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Unmasked: Living in the Aftermath of Exposure
Position 5 of 7
In East Berlin, a Stasi agent surveils a playwright and becomes obsessed with protecting him, even as the state closes in.
Love in the Time of Espionage
Position 1 of 7
A Stasi agent, tasked with surveilling a playwright and his lover, becomes so moved by their passion that he begins to protect them, at great personal cost.
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