The Lives Of Others (2006)

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Winner of the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, this German drama is set in 1984 East Berlin, where a Stasi officer (Ulrich Muhe) bugs the apartment occupied by a notoriously non-subversive playwright (Sebastian Koch) and his actress girlfriend (Martina Gedeck). Intrigued by the couple's lives, Muhe faces an unexpected crisis of conscience when his superior (Thomas Thieme) becomes enamored with Gedeck and orders him to frame Koch, despite the absence of damning evidence of any kind. 138 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: German Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; deleted scenes; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; interview. In German with English subtitles.

Academy Award ®

Winner: Best Foreign Film

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Category:: Foreign
Director:: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Rated:: R
Color:: Color
Format:: Widescreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Herbert Knaup, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner, Charly Huebner
Also On:: Blu-ray Widescreen, CD Soundtrack

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Academy Award ®

Winner: Best Foreign Film

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