The Lives of Others (2006)

France, Germany

Drama, Thriller, Hollywood Movies, English Movies, Dual Audio

Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR

Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Taglines: Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

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, political thriller

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Reviews:

Author: portman123
Good guys facing tragic circumstances in an interesting period of history. Because you view the main characters lives from the perspective of the morally confused Stasi Officer investigating them, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situation. This makes it all the more tragic to see the suffering they endure. Absolutely love this film. The only film so far to make my dad and I cry.