The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Turkur, Thomas Thieme

(Sony Pictures Classics, 2006) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 9 February 2007 (Limited release)

UK theatrical release date: 13 April 2007

Germany release date: 23 March 2006

[9 February 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

To Know Everything

In East Berlin 1984, Gerd Wiesler believes in what he does. A Stasi captain and surveillance expert, he implacably pursues his directive, "to know everything."

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