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"Good Bye Lenin!" is a 2003 German film directed by Wolfgang Becker about a young man whose mother falls into a coma just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and who then tries to shield her from the dramatic political changes happening around them. The film offers a touching and comedic look at how ordinary people experienced one of history's most significant moments of change.
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7.5Alex 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.
Cast
- Daniel Brühl as Alex
- Katrin Sass as Mother
- Chulpan Khamatova as Lara
- Maria Simon as Ariane
- Florian Lukas as Denis
- Alexander Beyer as Rainer
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- coma
- bureaucracy
- police state
- berlin wall
- loss of loved one
- german democratic republic
- socialism
- single
- hostile
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Becker
- Written by
- Wolfgang Becker Bernd Lichtenberg
- Produced by
- Stefan Arndt
- Starring
- Daniel Brühl Katrin Sass Chulpan Khamatova Florian Lukas Maria Simon Alexander Beyer
- Cinematography
- Martin Kukula
- Edited by
- Peter R. Adam
- Music by
- Yann Tiersen Claire Pichet Antonello Marafioti
- Production company
- X-Filme Creative Pool
- Distributed by
- X Verleih AG (through Warner Bros. )
- Release date
- 13 February 2003 ( 2003-02-13 )
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Budget
- DM 9.6 million ( € 4.8 million) (approx. $ 6.5 million)
- Box office
- $79 million
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Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Good Bye, Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany; the mother is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the Peaceful Revolution in November. When she awakens eight months later in June 1990, her son attempts to protect her from a fatal shock by concealing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in East Germany.
Most scenes were shot at the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin and around Plattenbau buildings near Alexanderplatz. Good Bye, Lenin! received numerous honours, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film.
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