Good Bye, Lenin!
Good Bye, Lenin!
Good Bye, Lenin!
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2003
2h 1m
7.5(2532 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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WDR
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ARTE

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Daniel Brühl

Alex

Daniel Brühl
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Katrin Sass

Mother

Katrin Sass
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Чулпан Хаматова

Lara

Чулпан Хаматова
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Maria Simon

Ariane

Maria Simon
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Florian Lukas

Denis

Florian Lukas
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Alexander Beyer

Rainer

Alexander Beyer
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Burghart Klaußner

Alex's Father

Burghart Klaußner
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Michael Gwisdek

Klapprath

Michael Gwisdek
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Christine Schorn

Ms. Schäfer

Christine Schorn
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Jürgen Holtz

Mr. Ganske

Jürgen Holtz
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Jochen Stern

Mr. Mehlert

Jochen Stern
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Stefan Walz

"Sigmund Jähn"

Stefan Walz
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Eberhard Kirchberg

Dr. Wagner

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Hans-Uwe Bauer

Dr. Mewes

Hans-Uwe Bauer
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Nico Ledermueller

Alex (11 years)

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Jelena Kratz

Ariane (13 years)

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Laureen Hatscher

Baby Paula (1 year)

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Felicitas Hatscher

Baby Paula (1 year)

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Martin Brambach

Stasi 1

Martin Brambach
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Michael Gerber

Stasi 2

Michael Gerber
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Robert Störr

Official at Award Ceremony

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Philipp Kupfer

Baby Paula (3 months)

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Ernst-Georg Schwill

Taxi Driver

Ernst-Georg Schwill
Crew

Rainer Werner

Stasi in Denim Jacket

Rainer Werner
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Marc Bischoff

Young Ward Doctor

Marc Bischoff
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Horst-Dieter Stork

Border Guard 1

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Hartmut Kuley

NVA-Officer

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Peter Kurth

"X-TV" Boss

Peter Kurth
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Ditmar Bieseke

Border Guard 2

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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Ambulance Driver

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
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Dirk Prinz

Passenger

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Jürgen Vogel

"The Chick"

Jürgen Vogel
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Elke Werner

Saleswoman HO-Market

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Regina Ziebach

Cucumber Woman

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Wolfgang Stein

Cucumber Man

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Directing

Mennan Yapo

Flea Market Vendor

Mennan Yapo
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Fritz Roth

Guard at Coca-Cola

Fritz Roth
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Maximilian Brunow

Pioneer Sasha

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Bojan Heyn

Pioneer Niko

Bojan Heyn
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Armin Dillenberger

Bank Teller

Armin Dillenberger
Editing

Denys Darahan

Pioneer Christian

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Bastian Lang

Pioneer Frank

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Lothar Schlichthar

Fat Man at the Pool

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Alexander Reed

Wuppertaler

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Ute Michel

Gynecologist

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Svea Timander

Father's New Wife

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Hanna Schwamborn

Carla

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Rafael Hübner

Thomas

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Michael Berge

Party Speaker

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