Movie · 137 min · 12 · drm, trl, eur
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.
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Available on 24 platforms across 7 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 5 countries, best placed at #149 in Netherlands.
- Netherlands #149
- Belgium #154
- Switzerland #597
- South Korea #654
- Greece #656
Available languages
Audio: French, German
Subtitles: French, German
Chart history
The Lives of Others has spent 1 days in a top 3, 7 days in a top 10 and 53 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Cast
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner, Charly Hübner, Herbert Knaup, Bastian Trost, Marie Gruber, Volker Michalowski, Werner Daehn, Hinnerk Schönemann, Thomas Arnold, Ludwig Blochberger, Martin Brambach
Crew
Max Wiedemann (producer), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (screenplay), Quirin Berg (producer), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (director)
Awards
7 wins from 15 nominations.
- Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2007 — won
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2007 — won
- European Film Award for Best Film 2006 — won
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2006 — won
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2006 — won
- César Award for Best Foreign Film — won
- César Award for Best Foreign Film — won
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 2007 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Actress 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Director 2006 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Film 2006 — nominated