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The Lives of Others

2007·2h 17m·R
DramaMysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 8.4/10
443,881 votes
Metascore
89
Metacritic

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

The Lives of Others is a 2007 drama mystery movie directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, starring Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mühe. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 from 443,881 votes and runs 2h 17m.

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Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Stars
Martina Gedeck
Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Mühe
Ulrich Tukur
Creators
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Details
2007-03-30
137 min
Movie
R
★ Germany, France
★ German
Keywords
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