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, Achim von Borries, Hendrik Handloegten, Chris Silber.
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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 |
| Directing | Wolfgang Becker | Director |
| Writing | Wolfgang Becker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bernd Lichtenberg | Screenplay |
| Production | Stefan Arndt | Producer |
| Production | Katja De Bock | Producer |
| Production | Andreas Schreitmüller | Producer |
| Production | Manuela Stehr | Producer |
| Production | Marcos Kantis | Line Producer |
| Sound | Yann Tiersen | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Martin Kukula | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam | Editor |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Art | Lothar Holler | Production Design |
| Writing | Achim von Borries | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hendrik Handloegten | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chris Silber | Screenplay |
| Art | Matthias Klemme | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aenne Plaumann | Costume Design |
| Art | Christian Schaefer | Set Designer |
| Directing | Sandra Scheucher | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Michael Konstabel | Researcher |
| Sound | Andro Steinborn | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Seehofer | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Tommy Schulz | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Helmut Prein | Gaffer |
| Camera | Klemens Becker | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Conny Klein | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Dirk Plamböck | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Sven Asamoa | Special Effects |
| Crew | Thorsten Thiesse | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jörn Poetzl | Foley |
| Sound | Dirk Jacob | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Lars Ginzel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kuen-Il Song | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kai-Uwe Koch | ADR & Dubbing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Björn Rehbein | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heike Merker | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lena Lazzarotto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birger Laube | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Birgit Guðjónsdóttir | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Andrea Eisensee | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Sarah Gross | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marcus Welsch | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Susanne Boeing | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ralph Kaechele | Second Unit Director of Photography |