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Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

7.5/10 2h 1m Feb 13, 2003
Comedy Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Good Bye, Lenin!
Original Language DE
Budget $4,800,000
Revenue $79,384,880
Status Released
Popularity 2.7

Cast

Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl
Alex
Popularity: 4.7
Katrin Sass
Katrin Sass
Mother
Popularity: 0.7
Chulpan Khamatova
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Popularity: 1.5
Maria Simon
Maria Simon
Ariane
Popularity: 2.7
Florian Lukas
Florian Lukas
Denis
Popularity: 1.4
Alexander Beyer
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Popularity: 3.4
Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Popularity: 0.5
Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Popularity: 1.3
Christine Schorn
Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Popularity: 0.4
Jürgen Holtz
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
Popularity: 0.3
Jochen Stern
Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert
Popularity: 0.1
Stefan Walz
Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Wolfgang Becker
Producer Katja De Bock, Stefan Arndt, Andreas Schreitmüller
Screenplay Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg, Chris Silber
Editor Peter R. Adam

Production

WDR
DE
X Filme Creative Pool
DE
ARTE
DE

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 13, 2003
Runtime 2h 1m
Budget $4,800,000
Revenue $79,384,880
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 2.7
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