RThe Lives of Others

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IMDB (416,875 votes)

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Play Time: 137 mins
Drama, Thriller
The Lives of Others

Overview:
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the Stasi secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Original Title:Das Leben der Anderen
Status: Released (2006-03-23)
Awards:Won 1 Oscar. 80 wins & 38 nominations total
BoxOffice:$11,286,112
Screen:Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Productions: Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR, Beta Film
Production Countries: France, Germany
Spoken Languages: Deutsch
The Lives of Others
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portman123

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Good guys facing tragic circumstances in an interesting period of history. Because you view the main characters lives from the perspective of the morally confused Stasi Officer investigating them, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situatio ....

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CinemaSerf

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This isn't so much a thriller as a glaring example of the corrupting power of the state, and of those charged with crafting and implementing it's policies. "Dreyman" (Sebastian Koch) is an East German playwright who is popular with the communist elite because his works manage to exto ....

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