The Lives of Others
Also known as Lives of Others
2006 film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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"The Lives of Others" is a 2006 film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck that explores themes of surveillance and human conscience, likely set during a historical period of state monitoring. The film has become significant as an acclaimed work of international cinema that examines the moral costs of authoritarian control.
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8.0In 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.
Released: 2006-03-23137 minDir: Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDrama, ThrillerBudget: $2.0MBox office: $77.7M
Cast
- Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland
- Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler
- Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman
- Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz
- Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf
- Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser
Themes
- berlin, germany
- government
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The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen, pronounced [das ˈleːbn deːɐ̯ ˈʔandəʁən] ) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, marking his feature film directorial debut. The story centres around the covert audio surveillance of East Berlin residents by a senior operative of the Stasi, the secret police of the former East Germany (German Democratic Republic). It stars Ulrich Mühe as Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler, Ulrich Tukur as his superior Anton Grubitz, Sebastian Koch as the playwright Georg Dreyman, and Martina Gedeck as Dreyman's lover, a prominent actress named Christa-Maria Sieland.
The film was released by Buena Vista International in Germany on 23 March 2006 and by Sony Pictures Classics in North America on 7 February 2007. At the same time, the screenplay was published by Suhrkamp Verlag.