The Lives of Others
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
Synopsis:
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.
Original title
The Lives of Others
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Stars
Bastian Trost, Charly Hübner, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Martina Gedeck, Matthias Brenner, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Thieme, Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Volkmar Kleinert
Release Date
30 Mar 2007
Rated
R
Runtime
137 min
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. Another 75 wins & 34 nominations.
Country
Germany
Budget
USD $2 000 000,00
Revenue
USD $70 000 000,00
Popularity
14.85
Status
Released
ID IMDb.com
tt0405094
IMDB Rating
8.4
IMDB votes
320,284
ID Themoviedb.org
582
TMDb Rating
8.1
TMDb votes
2157