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The Lives of Others(2006)

8.0(4136)
2h 17m
2006-03-23

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.

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Keywords

berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speechhouse searchartists' lifeinterrogationsurveillanceheartbreakeast germanycommunismcorrupt agentpolitical corruptionpolitical thrillersurveillance statepersecuted writersystemic corruptionnoble sacrificecorrupt governmentescape from communism

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