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Good Bye Lenin! (2002)

Good Bye Lenin! (2002)
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A dedicated young German boy pulls off an elaborate scheme to keep his mother in good health in this comedy drama from director Wolfgang Becker. Suffering a heart attack and falling into a coma after seeing her son arrested during a protest, Alex's (Daniel Brühl) socialist mother, Christiane (Katrin Sass), remains comatose through the fall of the Berlin wall and the German Democratic Republic. Knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal upon his mother's awakening, Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible. Keeping their apartment firmly rooted in the past, Alex's scheme works for a while, but it's not long before his mother is feeling better and ready to get up and around again. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, (more)
Director(s):
Wolfgang Becker
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Good Bye Lenin!

A dedicated young German boy pulls off an elaborate scheme to keep his mother in good health in this comedy drama from director Wolfgang Becker. Suffering a heart attack and falling into a coma after seeing her son arrested during a protest, Alex's (Daniel Brühl) socialist mother, Christiane (Katrin Sass), remains comatose through the fall of the Berlin wall and the German Democratic Republic. Knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal upon his mother's awakening, Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible. Keeping their apartment firmly rooted in the past, Alex's scheme works for a while, but it's not long before his mother is feeling better and ready to get up and around again. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
121 mins

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Director(s):
Wolfgang Becker
Writer(s):
Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg
Producer(s):
Stefan Arndt
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Watch With Your Teen, Not For Children, Mild Violence, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Profanity)
Good Bye Lenin! Awards:
  • 2003 - Berlin International Film Festival - Blue Angel Award
  • 2003 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Film from the European Union
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Robert M.

    Emotionally captivating and cleverly written screenplay. Good Bye Lenin captures the story of a communist supporter who's dreams of social communism come to an end after the fall of the Berlin wall. Rather then tell his dying communist mother of the fall of communism, the son convinces his mother that the wall is still standing while on her deathbed. . .A must see!

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    Tai T.

    A 5 star movie that portrays the collapse of the Berlin Wall in a different perspective. It tells us of how the communist and socialist people in East Germany deal with the end of a 40 years old communist country in so short a time that creates stress and tension in the two generations: the old ones who are incapable of change and the new ones who despise the communist country and seek to avoid it by any means. Note how the mother's friends react give us a full account of communists who are disillusioned with their own ideals. One strikingly difference here belongs to the mother, who seems at the end of the movie reveal to us the other aspect of her life: she tries to escape to West Berlin and she is fired from the school she is teaching. Ironically it is not the mother who needs to be hidden from reality but it is the son who needs to be reconciliated with the changing world. The sister represents the opposite of her brother, trying to forget and avoid the past.

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    Katherine H S.

    We loved this movie. A great look at the many changes that took place in the months following the fall of the Berlin wall. Be sure to put this one in you "que" to see!

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