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Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
Good Bye Lenin! (original title)

15 121 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   13 February 2003 (Germany)
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Reviews: 211 user | 143 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

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
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Brühl ...
Katrin Saß ...
Christiane Kerner (as Kathrin Sass)
Chulpan Khamatova ...
Maria Simon Maria Simon ...
Florian Lukas ...
Denis Domaschke
Alexander Beyer ...
Burghart Klaußner ...
Robert Kerner (as Burghart Klaussner)
Michael Gwisdek Michael Gwisdek ...
Klapprath
Christine Schorn Christine Schorn ...
Frau Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz Jürgen Holtz ...
Herr Ganske
Jochen Stern Jochen Stern ...
Herr Mehlert
Stefan Walz Stefan Walz ...
Sigmund Jähn
Eberhard Kirchberg Eberhard Kirchberg ...
Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer Hans-Uwe Bauer ...
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller Nico Ledermueller ...
Alex - 11 Jahre (as Nico Ledermüller)
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Storyline

East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. Written by Benjamin Stello  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Germany | Heart Attack | East Germany | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

The German Democratic Republic lives on -- in 79 square meters! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief language and sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | English (a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Гудбай, Ленин! See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€4,800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€96,105 (Italy) (11 May 2003) (42 Screens)

Gross:

$55,694,557 (Worldwide) (6 November 2003) (except USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

All letters in the movie were written by a young woman from Cologne who did practical training with the film crew. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Ariane finds the letters from her father hidden in the kitchen, she holds one on which Christiane's name is misspelled as Christine. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Wagner: You must protect her from any kind of excitement. And I do mean any kind, Mr. Kerner.
Alexander Kerner: Any kind of excitement.
Dr. Wagner: It would be life-threatening.
Alexander Kerner: And this here?
[Shows the doctor a newspaper reading "Good Luck, Germany. Yes to Reunification"]
Alexander Kerner: Wouldn't you call this exciting?
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Crazy Credits

A CPR instructional diagram is included in the end credits. See more »

Connections

References Ulysses' Gaze (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Comptine d'Un Autre Été: L'après Midi"
Written and Performed by Yann Tiersen See more »