Das Leben der Anderen
In 1983 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.
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR
- Keyword: berlin, germany, government, corruption, espionage, germany, berlin wall, german democratic republic, cold war, blackmail, stasi, soviet union, freedom of speech, house search, artists' life, interrogation, surveillance, heartbreak, east germany, communism, corrupt agent, political corruption, political thriller, surveillance state, persecuted writer, systemic corruption, suspenseful, noble sacrifice, corrupt government
- Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer
