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- 138 Minutes
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Language German with English subtitles
- Country Germany
- Rated: R
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck
- Written by Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck
- Starring Hans-Uwe Bauer, Herbert Knaup, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Thieme, Ulrich M, Ulrich Tukur
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 playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives -- as well as his -- in this seductive political thriller Peter Travers (ROLLING STONE) proclaims is "the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head."
- More on The Lives of Others:
- Official film Web site
- Interview with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
With great irony, THE LIVES OF OTHERS presents a compelling view of a country normalized by the illusion of law -- rules with no room for interpretation, allowing laws to serve as alibis for those who rule with an arbitrary and ruthless lack of respect for justice.
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