Good Bye Lenin!

Name: Good Bye Lenin!
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2003-02-13
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7.5

2003 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.5 · 80% critics

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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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Original title: Good Bye, Lenin!
Years: 2003
Release date: 2003-02-13
Language: German
Rated: R
Runtime: 121 min
Critic score: 80/100
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 (2,632 votes)

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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