Movie·2003·2h 1m
Good Bye, Lenin!
Country
Germany
Language
German
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The Story
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.
Written By
Bernd Lichtenberg, Chris Silber, Achim von Borries
Producer
Katja De Bock, Stefan Arndt
Cinematography
Martin Kukula
Music
Yann Tiersen
Editor
Peter R. Adam
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
2,637 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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Cast
Daniel Brühl
Alex
Katrin Sass
Mother
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Maria Simon
Ariane
Florian Lukas
Denis
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert
Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Eberhard Kirchberg
Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller
Alex (11 years)
Jelena Kratz
Ariane (13 years)
Laureen Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)
Felicitas Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)
// crew
Crew
Wolfgang Becker
Director, Screenplay
Martin Kukula
Director of Photography
Katja De Bock
Producer
Yann Tiersen
Original Music Composer
Stefan Arndt
Producer
Peter R. Adam
Editor
Andreas Schreitmüller
Producer
Manuela Stehr
Producer
Bernd Lichtenberg
Screenplay
Chris Silber
Screenplay
Achim von Borries
Screenplay
Hendrik Handloegten
Screenplay
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