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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 89/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 4,300 audience votes. Scores higher than 99% of the 3,275 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic89/100
4,280 audience votes
Key crew
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckScreenplay
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirector
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Stéphane MouchaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Martina GedeckChrista-Maria Sieland
- Ulrich MüheGerd Wiesler
- Sebastian KochGeorg Dreyman
- Ulrich TukurAnton Grubitz
- Thomas ThiemeBruno Hempf
- Hans-Uwe BauerPaul Hauser
- Volkmar KleinertAlbert Jerska
- Matthias BrennerKarl Wallner
- Charly HübnerUdo
- Herbert KnaupGregor Hessenstein
- Bastian TrostHäftling 227
- Marie GruberFrau Meineke
Stills
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Themes
berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speech
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