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Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!

20037.52h 1m

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.

Directed by Wolfgang Becker
Written by Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg, Chris Silber
Produced by Katja De Bock, Stefan Arndt, Andreas Schreitmüller
Box OfficeBudget: $4.8MRevenue: $79.4M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipcomabureaucracypolice stateberlin wallloss of loved onegerman democratic republicsocialismsinglehostilefactualoptimistic

About Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin! is a comedy, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, coma, bureaucracy, police state, berlin wall, loss of loved one. Directed by Wolfgang Becker, it stars Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova. 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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