The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

2006 · Movie · 2h 17m · R

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"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."

Overview

In 1984 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.

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IMDb
8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
89/100
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berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speech