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Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
East Berlin, November 1984: Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd...( read more
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A fantastic film! Easily the best I?ve seen in a long time. Everything about this film is sublime, its perfect! The ending has to be in my top 10 best of all time. Highly recommended!
The greenish-hued images create the perfect mood for the film. The story is incredibly moving and the main cast is exceptional.
Writer/director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck chose the perfect year to start his film, the Orwellian 1984, in the last gasps of the east german apparat.
Somber, deeply moving, full of anxiety and with an incredibly subtle and engaging performance by Ulrich Mühe.
I can't think of an espionage thriller that is more tense and well-balanced than this almost pitch perfect film from Germany.
saw it at school. at first my attitude was like "bullshit! this is not really what happened. there are no such people in real life." but still, that didn't stop me rom enjoying this wonderful movie. i loved it to the very end and thanks to some teachers of mine i learned to find ...( read more)
Long time since I have seen such an excellent, brilliant acting. The cinematography is geniously made and the whole atmosphere in this great film makes it outstanding!!
SEE IT!!!
