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The Lives of Others

Release Date:June 6, 2006

Running Time:137 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller

Director

Cast

Martina Gedeck Ulrich Mühe Sebastian Koch Ulrich Tukur Thomas Thieme Hans-Uwe Bauer Volkmar Kleinert Matthias Brenner Charly Hübner Herbert Knaup Bastian Trost Marie Gruber

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Synopsis

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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