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The Lives of Others (2006)

11 Drama, Foreign, Historical

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4.1/5

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93%

Critics

96%

Audience

4.5/5

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As a secret police agent eavesdrops on a successful writer in East Germany in 1984, he becomes increasingly fascinated by the man's life and politics.

  • Directed by
    Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
  • Written by
  • Starring
    Martina Gedeck
    ,
    Ulrich Muhe
    ,
    Sebastian Koch
    ,
    Ulrich Tukur
    ,
    Thomas Thieme
    ,
    Hans Uwe Bauer
    ,
    Herbert Knaup
    ,
    Volkmar Kleinert
    ,
    Matthias Brenner
    ,
    Charly Hubner
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