Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
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.
Director:
Wolfgang Becker
Writers:
Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg, Chris Silber, Achim von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten.
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Daniel Brühl as Alex |
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Katrin Sass as Mother |
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Chulpan Khamatova as Lara |
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Maria Simon as Ariane |
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Florian Lukas as Denis |
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Alexander Beyer as Rainer |
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Burghart Klaußner as Alex's Father |
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Michael Gwisdek as Klapprath |
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Christine Schorn as Ms. Schäfer |
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Jürgen Holtz as Mr. Ganske |
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Jochen Stern as Mr. Mehlert |
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Stefan Walz as "Sigmund Jähn" |
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Eberhard Kirchberg as Dr. Wagner |
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Hans-Uwe Bauer as Dr. Mewes |
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Nico Ledermueller as Alex (11 years) |
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Jelena Kratz as Ariane (13 years) |
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Laureen Hatscher as Baby Paula (1 year) |
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Felicitas Hatscher as Baby Paula (1 year) |
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Martin Brambach as Stasi 1 |
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Michael Gerber as Stasi 2 |
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Robert Störr as Official at Award Ceremony |
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Philipp Kupfer as Baby Paula (3 months) |
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Ernst-Georg Schwill as Taxi Driver |
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Rainer Werner as Stasi in Denim Jacket |
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Marc Bischoff as Young Ward Doctor |
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Horst-Dieter Stork as Border Guard 1 |
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Hartmut Kuley as NVA-Officer |
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Peter Kurth as "X-TV" Boss |
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Ditmar Bieseke as Border Guard 2 |
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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Ambulance Driver |
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Dirk Prinz as Passenger |
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Jürgen Vogel as "The Chick" |
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Elke Werner as Saleswoman HO-Market |
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Regina Ziebach as Cucumber Woman |
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Wolfgang Stein as Cucumber Man |
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Mennan Yapo as Flea Market Vendor |
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Fritz Roth as Guard at Coca-Cola |
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Maximilian Brunow as Pioneer Sasha |
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Bojan Heyn as Pioneer Niko |
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Armin Dillenberger as Bank Teller |
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Denys Darahan as Pioneer Christian |
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Bastian Lang as Pioneer Frank |
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Lothar Schlichthar as Fat Man at the Pool |
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Alexander Reed as Wuppertaler |
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Ute Michel as Gynecologist |
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Svea Timander as Father's New Wife |
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Hanna Schwamborn as Carla |
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Rafael Hübner as Thomas |
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Michael Berge as Party Speaker |
| Writing | Wolfgang Becker | Screenplay |
| Production | Manuela Stehr | Producer |
| Sound | Yann Tiersen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Katja De Bock | Producer |
| Production | Stefan Arndt | Producer |
| Writing | Bernd Lichtenberg | Screenplay |
| Camera | Martin Kukula | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam | Editor |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Art | Lothar Holler | Production Design |
| Production | Andreas Schreitmüller | Producer |
| Directing | Wolfgang Becker | Director |
| Production | Marcos Kantis | Line Producer |
| Writing | Chris Silber | Screenplay |
| Writing | Achim von Borries | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hendrik Handloegten | Screenplay |
| Art | Christian Schaefer | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Seehofer | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Conny Klein | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Dirk Jacob | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heike Merker | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Michael Konstabel | Researcher |
| Crew | Thorsten Thiesse | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aenne Plaumann | Costume Design |
| Directing | Sandra Scheucher | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Andro Steinborn | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Klemens Becker | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lena Lazzarotto | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Matthias Klemme | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Tommy Schulz | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Helmut Prein | Gaffer |
| Camera | Dirk Plamböck | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jörn Poetzl | Foley |
| Sound | Kuen-Il Song | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kai-Uwe Koch | ADR & Dubbing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birger Laube | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lars Ginzel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Björn Rehbein | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Sven Asamoa | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Birgit Guðjónsdóttir | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Andrea Eisensee | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Sarah Gross | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Susanne Boeing | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marcus Welsch | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ralph Kaechele | Second Unit Director of Photography |