Good Bye, Lenin! poster

Good Bye, Lenin!( 2003)

TV-MAComedyDrama
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Daniel Brühl

      Alex

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      Katrin Sass

      Mother

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      Chulpan Khamatova

      Lara

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      Maria Simon

      Ariane

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      Florian Lukas

      Denis

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      Alexander Beyer

      Rainer

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      Burghart Klaußner

      Alex's Father

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      Michael Gwisdek

      Klapprath

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      Christine Schorn

      Ms. Schäfer

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      Jürgen Holtz

      Mr. Ganske

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      Jochen Stern

      Mr. Mehlert

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      Stefan Walz

      "Sigmund Jähn"

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      Eberhard Kirchberg

      Dr. Wagner

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      Hans-Uwe Bauer

      Dr. Mewes

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      Nico Ledermueller

      Alex (11 years)

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      Jelena Kratz

      Ariane (13 years)

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      Laureen Hatscher

      Baby Paula (1 year)

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      Felicitas Hatscher

      Baby Paula (1 year)

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      Martin Brambach

      Stasi 1

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      Michael Gerber

      Stasi 2

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      Robert Störr

      Official at Award Ceremony

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      Philipp Kupfer

      Baby Paula (3 months)

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      Ernst-Georg Schwill

      Taxi Driver

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      Rainer Werner

      Stasi in Denim Jacket

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      Marc Bischoff

      Young Ward Doctor

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      Horst-Dieter Stork

      Border Guard 1

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      Hartmut Kuley

      NVA-Officer

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      Peter Kurth

      "X-TV" Boss

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      Ditmar Bieseke

      Border Guard 2

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      Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

      Ambulance Driver

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      Dirk Prinz

      Passenger

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      Jürgen Vogel

      "The Chick"

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      Elke Werner

      Saleswoman HO-Market

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      Regina Ziebach

      Cucumber Woman

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      Wolfgang Stein

      Cucumber Man

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      Mennan Yapo

      Flea Market Vendor

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      Fritz Roth

      Guard at Coca-Cola

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      Maximilian Brunow

      Pioneer Sasha

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      Bojan Heyn

      Pioneer Niko

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      Armin Dillenberger

      Bank Teller

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      Denys Darahan

      Pioneer Christian

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      Bastian Lang

      Pioneer Frank

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      Lothar Schlichthar

      Fat Man at the Pool

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      Alexander Reed

      Wuppertaler

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      Ute Michel

      Gynecologist

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      Svea Timander

      Father's New Wife

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      Hanna Schwamborn

      Carla

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      Rafael Hübner

      Thomas

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      Michael Berge

      Party Speaker

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Mar 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 apprehended by the police on the street, she tries to intervene but only manages to end up in a coma. He is promptly released and for a while he and his sister a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4800000.00

    Revenue

    79384880.00

    Keywords

    • husband wife relationship
    • coma
    • bureaucracy
    • police state
    • berlin wall
    • loss of loved one
    • german democratic republic
    • socialism
    • single