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Good Bye Lenin!

  • 2003
  • R
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Daniel Brühl and Katrin Sass in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
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In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.

  • Director
    • Wolfgang Becker
  • Writers
    • Bernd Lichtenberg
    • Wolfgang Becker
    • Achim von Borries
  • Stars
    • Daniel Brühl
    • Katrin Sass
    • Chulpan Khamatova
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    149K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Becker
    • Writers
      • Bernd Lichtenberg
      • Wolfgang Becker
      • Achim von Borries
    • Stars
      • Daniel Brühl
      • Katrin Sass
      • Chulpan Khamatova
    • 256User reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 36 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Daniel Brühl and Chulpan Khamatova in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
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    Daniel Brühl in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
    Katrin Sass in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

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    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Alex
    Katrin Sass
    Katrin Sass
    • Mutter
    • (as Katrin Saß)
    Chulpan Khamatova
    Chulpan Khamatova
    • Lara
    Florian Lukas
    Florian Lukas
    • Denis
    Maria Simon
    Maria Simon
    • Ariane
    Alexander Beyer
    Alexander Beyer
    • Rainer
    Burghart Klaußner
    Burghart Klaußner
    • Alex' Vater
    Michael Gwisdek
    Michael Gwisdek
    • Klapprath
    Christine Schorn
    • Frau Schäfer
    Jürgen Holtz
    • Herr Ganske
    Jochen Stern
    • Herr Mehlert
    Stefan Walz
    • Sigmund Jähn
    Eberhard Kirchberg
    • Dr. Wagner
    Hans-Uwe Bauer
    • Dr. Mewes
    Nico Ledermueller
    • Alex - 11 Jahre
    • (as Nico Ledermüller)
    Jelena Kratz
    • Ariane - 13 Jahre
    Laureen Hatscher
    • Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
    Felicitas Hatscher
    • Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Becker
    • Writers
      • Bernd Lichtenberg
      • Wolfgang Becker
      • Achim von Borries
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    • Trivia
      The story is loosely based on the last two years of Vladimir Lenin's life, living in a controlled environment similar to what is portrayed in the film. With the justification that over-excitement might cause Lenin health problems, Iosif Stalin had printed for him one-copy edition newspapers, censored of all news about the political struggles of the time.
    • Goofs
      Denis wears a "digital rain"-style T-shirt in 1989 because he has developed the idea himself and has come up with an idea for a film exactly like The Matrix (1999), which he describes in a deleted scene (the letters are not identical to the Matrix scheme.) The joke is that the idea originated in East Germany; compare the claim in one of Denis's fake news shows that the Coca-Cola formula was invented there. It also ties in to the film's main theme of keeping people in a simulated reality.
    • Quotes

      Sigmund Jähn: Socialism doesn't mean live behind a Wall. Socialism means reach the others and live with the others.

    • Crazy credits
      Renowned German actor Jürgen Vogel plays the chicken in the supermarket and is credited as "Das Küken" ("young chicken").
    • Connections
      Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Mocca-Milch-Eisbar
      Written by Thomas Natschinski and Hartmut König

    User reviews256

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    8/10
    Small but perfectly formed
    Last night I watched it for the second time. I'd seen it at the cinema two years ago, then last night my boyfriend, who hadn't seen it, decided to rent it. I loved it first time round, I loved it second time round, maybe even a tad more than I did originally. With wonderfully engaging characters all round, the film is endowed with a great sense of humour, both visual and verbal (and those Europhobic old Brits keep going on about how the Germans have no sense of humour!), it's socially relevant yet easier to watch than a straight comedy. The script is intelligent yet accessible to anyone, even a shallow teenager with no attention span whatsoever... yet IT is never shallow. And most of all, it's a deeply moving little gem of a film which however never abuses its secure grip on the heart-strings. I could see even my boyfriend was dewy-eyed at some points! And so was I, even more than two years ago. A small but perfectly formed film, it's actually not as small as one might think at first impact. Love (specifically, filial love) is its main theme, treated in a schmaltz-free, fresh, non-superficial and a non-clichéd manner.
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    • Mar 8, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • German Cinema Archive
      • Océan Films (France)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Goodbye Lenin!
    • Filming locations
      • Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
      • ARTE
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,064,200
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,968
      • Feb 29, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,316,957
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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