The Lives of Others
2006Original title: Das Leben der Anderen
“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”
2h 17mDramaThriller
4.0
4,349 ratingsThe story
In 1984 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.
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Languages
- German
- Cast
- Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner, Charly Hübner, Herbert Knaup