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The Lives of Others (2007)

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East Berlin, November 1984. Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against the playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the celebrated theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland. After all, the... See Full Description
Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 2 hrs. 17 min.
Release Date: February 9th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality/nudity.
Distributors:
Sony Pictures Classics
U.S. Box Office: $11,284,657
Cast and Credits
Starring: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Produced by: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Dirk Hamm
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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A-   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"A brilliant political thriller with a rich emotional context and a dark sense of humor, this Oscar winner should be at the top of any movie-lover's list." more...
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...a haunting tale of voyeurism." more...
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Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...works beautifully, both as a social and psychological drama and as a taut, tightly wired thriller." more...
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Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...a deserving Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film..." more...
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User Reviews Average Grade:  B+   
Chillingly real and honest  by roxanascorner (3/3/2007)
96 out of 97 people found this review helpful
Being born in one of the East Europe communist countries, I was curious to see a...Full Review
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Well done  by gzzzantonio (2/12/2007)
46 out of 61 people found this review helpful
Good story. Over two hours long. First hour was SLOW. Second half was WAY...Full Review
  B
'Others' thrills on many levels  by free30movies (2/9/2007)
42 out of 56 people found this review helpful
The Lives of Others is a miracle of a film that manages to be both subtle and...Full Review
  A+
The Drone  by webster5881 (2/13/2007)
24 out of 27 people found this review helpful
Gerd Weisler (Ulrich Muhe, appropriately drab) is an East German Stasi (Secret...Full Review
  A
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