20 September 2007

         
 

 

The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)

 
 

 

Director

 

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

 
 

Stars

 

Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Muhe, Ulrich Tukur

 

Rating

 

15

 

Year

  2006  
 

Country

  Germany

(Sub-titles)

 
 

Length

  137 min  

Like the communist witch hunts that spooked Americans in the 50s, the Stasi haunts East Germany in the 80s. They are grey men lurking in the shadows, noting every movement of suspected rebels - stopping just short of the bowel-related variety. Ulrich Mühe plays one of these GDR agents, the aptly named Wiesler in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's big screen debut The Lives Of Others. It offers a rare and fascinating snapshot of life behind The Berlin Wall

 

 
  FILM