The Lives of Others
Plot
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.
At a glance
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Age rating
- FSK 12
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- German
- Production countries
- Germany, France
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Cast
- Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme