In 1983 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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Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe
Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur
Anton Grubitz
Won 1 Oscar
Nominated for 1 Oscar
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$2,000,000
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$77,672,685
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Keywords
berlin, germany
government
corruption
espionage
germany
berlin wall
german democratic republic
cold war
blackmail
stasi
soviet union
freedom of speech
house search
artists' life
interrogation
surveillance
heartbreak
east germany
communism
political thriller
corrupt agent
political corruption
surveillance state
persecuted writer
systemic corruption
noble sacrifice
corrupt government
suspenseful
