The Lives of Others

Das Leben der Anderen

2006·137'

Florian Hencke Von Donnersmarck

DramaThriller

DE - German

Letterboxd TMDB #582

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.

Cast

Martina Gedeck Christa-Maria Sieland Ulrich Mühe Gerd Wiesler Sebastian Koch Georg Dreyman Ulrich Tukur Anton Grubitz Thomas Thieme Bruno Hempf Hans-Uwe Bauer Paul Hauser Volkmar Kleinert Albert Jerska Matthias Brenner Karl Wallner Charly Hübner Udo Herbert Knaup Gregor Hessenstein Bastian Trost Häftling 227 Marie Gruber Frau Meineke