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Gerd Wiesler is an officer with the Stasi, the East German secret police. The film begins in 1984 when Wiesler attends a play written by Georg Dreyman, ...
The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film directorial debut.

The Lives of Others

R · 2006 ‧ Thriller/War ‧ 2h 17m
8.4/10 · IMDb 92% · Rotten Tomatoes 89% · Metacritic
In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), doubting that a famous playwright (Sebastian Koch) is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his actress-lover Christa-Maria (Martina Gedeck)....

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An authentic closeup of life in east Berlin in the 80s. It's worth a watch but the true target audience might be the former kids from Eastern Europe who grew up ...
In 1984, a Stasi officer's loyalty to the Communists is tested when he becomes engrossed in the private lives of a couple he's spying on.