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Good Bye, Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon.
May 14, 2004 · Good Bye Lenin!: Directed by Wolfgang Becker. With Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon. In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
Alex's mother falls into a coma just as the Berlin Wall is about to come down. But when she wakes up, Alex keeps it a secret to save her the shock. Watch trailers & learn more.
Heartfelt and sly, Good Bye, Lenin! succeeds as a satire by foregrounding the personal before the political, yielding a charming comedy full of sociopolitical insight. Read Critics Reviews...
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First, in 1978, her husband, Robert, runs off to freedom and another woman in the west, leaving her to take care of their two adolescent children, Ariane and Alex, by herself. Always a good Socialist, Christiane devotes her life to the cause as a symbol of anger toward her husband.
Mar 26, 2004 · In the final days before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there are riots against the regime. A loyal communist named Christiane ( Katrin Sass) sees her son, Alex ( Daniel Bruhl ), beaten by the police on television, suffers an attack of some sort and lapses into a coma.
GOOD BYE, LENIN! Foreign. Winner of six prestigious European Film Awards, including Best Picture and 2004 Golden Globe (r) nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this coming-of-age adventure blends the fall of Communism with the salient emotions of a family's love.
