The Lives of Others (2006)
Release Date
2006-03-23
Rating
8
Duration
137 min
Keywords
berlin germany government corruption espionage germany berlin wall german democratic republic cold war blackmail stasi soviet union freedom of speech house search artists' life interrogation surveillance heartbreak east germany communism corrupt agent political corruption political thriller surveillance state persecuted writer systemic corruption suspenseful noble sacrifice corrupt government
Qualities
In 1983 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.
