Release Date
February 9, 2007 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
August 21, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writer
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Studio
Running Time
137 minutes
MPA 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... Full synopsis »
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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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