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Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!
★ 7.5/10•2003•2h 1m•R•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.

Wolfgang Becker · Director

Wolfgang Becker · Screenplay

Bernd Lichtenberg · Screenplay

Achim von Borries · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 1m
LanguageDE
Release DateFeb 13, 2003
Budget$4,800,000
Revenue$79,384,880

Actors

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

Jochen Stern

Jochen Stern

Mr. Mehlert

Stefan Walz

Stefan Walz

"Sigmund Jähn"

Eberhard Kirchberg

Dr. Wagner

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Dr. Mewes

Nico Ledermueller

Alex (11 years)

Jelena Kratz

Ariane (13 years)

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