Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

7.5/10 121 min Comedy Drama

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.

Cast

Daniel Brühl

Alex

Katrin Sass

Mother

Chulpan Khamatova

Lara

Maria Simon

Ariane

Florian Lukas

Denis

Alexander Beyer

Rainer

Burghart Klaußner

Alex's Father

Michael Gwisdek

Klapprath

Christine Schorn

Ms. Schäfer

Jürgen Holtz

Mr. Ganske

Jochen Stern

Mr. Mehlert

Stefan Walz

"Sigmund Jähn"

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Dr. Mewes

Martin Brambach

Stasi 1

Michael Gerber

Stasi 2

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