The Lives of Others

In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler, doubting that a famous playwright is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his actress-lover Christa-Maria . Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, then faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria and orders Wiesler to get the playwright out of the way.

Cast :

• Martina Gedeck
• Christa-Maria Sieland

• Ulrich Mühe
• Capt. Gerd Wiesler

• Sebastian Koch
• Georg Dreyman

• Ulrich Tukur
• Lt. Col. Anton Grubitz

• Thomas Thieme
• Minister Bruno Hempf

• Hans-Uwe Bauer
• Paul Hauser

• Herbert Knaup
• Gregor Hessenstein

• Volkmar Kleinert
• Albert Jerski

• Matthias Brenner
• Karl Wallner

• Charly Hübner
• Udo