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Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!

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Good Bye, Lenin!

2003

2h 1m

7.5(2704 votes)

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Alex

Katrin Sass

Katrin Sass

Mother

Chulpan Khamatova

Chulpan Khamatova

Lara

Maria Simon

Maria Simon

Ariane

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Denis

Alexander Beyer

Alexander Beyer

Rainer

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Alex's Father

Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Klapprath

Christine Schorn

Christine Schorn

Ms. Schäfer

Jürgen Holtz

Jürgen Holtz

Mr. Ganske

Creative team

Directed by: Wolfgang Becker
Written by: Wolfgang Becker
Bernd Lichtenberg
Produced by: Manuela Stehr
Katja De Bock

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