Good Bye, Lenin!
(2003)
Overview
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.
Director
Wolfgang Becker
Top Billed
Daniel Brühl
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10March 12, 2025
Daniel Brühl is on good form here in this entirely far-fetched but enjoyable drama. He and his sister “Ariane” (Maria Simon) live in East Germany with their proud citizen mother (Katrin Sass) who has just been awarded a special medal for her socialist public-mindedness. The thing is, it is 1989 and the whole Honecker regime is beginning to totter. People are on the streets and one of them just happens to be “Alex”. When he gets himself apprehende… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
DE
Budget
$4,800,000
Revenue
$79,384,880