The Lives of Others(2006)

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Synopsis

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 "operation" is backed by the highest political circles. What he didn't anticipate, however, was that submerging oneself into the world of the target also changes the surveillance agent. The immersion in the lives of others--in love, literature, free thinking and speech--makes Wiesler acutely aware of the meagerness of his own existence and opens to him a completely new way of life which he has ever more trouble resisting. But the system, once started, cannot be stopped. A dangerous game has begun.
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 …
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In Theaters

  • December 1, 2006

MPAA Rating

R (for some sexuality/nudity.)

Genres

Foreign, Thriller, Period, Drama

Run Time

2 hours 17 minutes

Distributors

Beta Film

Box Office

$11,284,657

Also Known As

  • The Life of Others
  • Das Leben Der Anderen

Production Status

Released

Produced In

Germany

CAST

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Muehe

Capt Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur

Lt-Col Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme

Minister Bruno Hempf

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser
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