If the filmmaker commits a crime, it's in pushing the [Stasi] character's rehabilitation slightly too far--about as much as the weight of a teardrop.
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006)
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Reviews Counted:147
Fresh:137
Rotten:10
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: Unlike more traditional spy films, The Lives of Others doesn't sacrifice character for cloak and dagger chases, and the performances (notably that by the late Ulrich Muhe) stay with you.
Theatrical Release: Mar 23, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $11.2M
Synopsis: East Berlin, November 1984: Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of... [More]
Starring: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Director: Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck
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