Film Screening: Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
September 22, 2015
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Das Leben der Anderen (2006) (The Lives of Others)
Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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.
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Date posted
Jun 11, 2020
Date updated
Jun 11, 2020