The Lives of Others (2007)
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| Release Date: | February 9, 2007 (Limited) |
| On DVD: | August 21, 2007 |
| Genre: | Suspense, Drama, Foreign |
| Director: | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Writer: | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Cast: | Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Running Time: | 137 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for some sexuality/nudity. |
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...
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The winner for Best Foreign Language Picture at this year's Academy Awards, The Lives of Others is a captivating tale of espionage, love, betrayal, and a realization of one's individual power.
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