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Good Bye Lenin!

2003 · Movie · R · 121 min

★ 7.6(2,639)unSUB Rating

ComedyDrama

After a devoted supporter of East Germany wakes from a long coma, her family is warned to keep life calm to protect her fragile health. With the world outside transformed by the fall of the Berlin Wall, her child tries to recreate the old routine at home, spinning increasingly elaborate comforts to shield her from shock.

Also known as Goodbye, Lenin! · Au revoir Lenin!

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Details
Original title
Good Bye, Lenin!
Years
2003
Release date
2003-02-13
Language
German
Rated
R
Runtime
121 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.5/10 (2,639 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt tragicomedy about family, nostalgia, and sudden social change after the Wall falls; Not for you if you dislike implausible setups or bittersweet, emotional stories like The Edukators.

Pros: funny yet moving tone; inventive family premise; vivid time-capsule feel | Cons: far-fetched setup; some slower stretches; humor can be cultural

Themes

  • husband wife relationship
  • coma
  • bureaucracy
  • police state
  • berlin wall
  • loss of loved one
  • german democratic republic
  • socialism
  • single

Awards & recognition

  • César Award — Best Film from the European Union · 2004
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2003
  • European Film Award — Best Director · 2003
  • European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2003
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2003
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  • European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2003
  • Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2003
  • Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2003
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2004 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2003 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2003 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2003 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actress · 2003 · nominated
  • European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
  • Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2003 · nominated
  • Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2003 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Wolfgang Becker