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In 1984, a Stasi officer's loyalty to the Communists is tested when he becomes engrossed in the private lives of a couple he's spying on. Watch trailers & learn more.
This critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally-charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls "a nail-biter of a thriller!" Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist ...
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Das Leben der Anderen. Directed by. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Germany, 2006. Drama, Thriller, History. 138. Synopsis. 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 ...
The Lives of Others. 89 Metascore. 2006. 2 hr 17 mins. Drama, Suspense. R. Watchlist. An officer in the secret police is ordered by a corrupt government official to bug the apartment of a ...
The Lives of Others: Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. With Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur. 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.
The 2007 winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the German thriller The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The film follows the professional and private life of Gerd Wiesler an agent for the East German security service, who becomes too involved with his subjects during a surveillance operation.
Apr 14, 2007 · How we made The Lives of Others. The film about the Stasi spying on East German lovers was seen as too dark, with one funder even wanting it remade as a comedy. But it went on to win an Oscar. 23 ...
