Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
- Original title
- Good Bye, Lenin!
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Becker
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2,643 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A son tries to keep his mother from learning that the Berlin Wall fell while she was in a coma. He recreates the old East Germany around her to prevent shock.
bittersweetwarmnostalgictenderdarkly comicmelancholiccozythoughtful
What happens
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. The story follows a family in East Germany; the mother is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the Peaceful Revolution in November. When she awakens eight months later in June 1990, her son attempts to protect her from a fatal shock by concealing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in East Germany. Most scenes were shot at the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin and around Plattenbau buildings near Alexanderplatz. Good Bye, Lenin! received numerous honours, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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