The Lives of Others (2006)

Name: The Lives of Others
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Released: 2006-03-23
Rating: 8
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme

DramaThriller

137 min

"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."

Plot Summary

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.