The Lives of Others
"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."
2006-03-23
8.034
de 137mDramaThriller
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 when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Screenplay
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director of Photography
Hagen Bogdanski
Editor
Patricia Rommel
Original Music Composer
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Moucha
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 corrupt agent political corruption political thriller surveillance state persecuted writer systemic corruption suspenseful noble sacrifice corrupt government
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$77,672,685Budget
$2,000,000Countries
- France
- Germany
Companies
- Creado Film
- Wiedemann & Berg Film
- ARTE
- BR
