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The Lives of Others
2006 ["Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck"]

The Lives of Others

★ 8.4 IMDb
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.
Essays and Criticism
On this film
The Lives of Others by Elbert Ventura, Reverse Shot The Lives of Others by Jonathan Rosenbaum Currency by Richard Porton, Cinema Scope "The Lives of Others": A Requiem for the Heroes of the Old East By Steven Yates by Steven Yates, FIPRESCI
In conversation with other films
Disclosing State Violence from the View of a Low-level Perpetrator by Youngmee Hwang, FIPRESCI
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