Movie
Good Bye, Lenin!
2003R2h 1m7.5 / 10
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
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Synopsis
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
More about Good Bye, Lenin!
Cast
Daniel BrühlAlex
Katrin SassMother
Chulpan KhamatovaLara
Maria SimonAriane
Florian LukasDenis
Alexander BeyerRainer
Burghart KlaußnerAlex's Father
Michael GwisdekKlapprathCredits
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Becker
- Written by
- Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg, Hendrik Handloegten, Achim von Borries, Chris Silber
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Budget
- $4.8M
- Box office
- $79.4M
Production
WDRGermany
X Filme Creative PoolGermany
ARTEGermany
Themes
berlin wallbureaucracycomagerman democratic republichusband wife relationshiploss of loved onepolice statesingle
