The Lives of Others
Original title: Das Leben der Anderen
“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”
2006 · 2 h 17 min
Directed by 
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckCast
Ulrich Mühe 
Martina Gedeck Sebastian Koch 
Ulrich Tukur Thomas Thieme Hans-Uwe Bauer
Credits
Written by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Plot
In 1984 East Berlin, a Stasi officer assigned to monitor a playwright and his actress partner is gradually changed by what he hears.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense, moving and morally rich drama of surveillance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.4 / 10 (448,036 votes)
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