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2002

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This culture-shock comedy drama takes a look at life in East Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Alex (Daniel Bruhl) dreams of being an astronaut while his highly-strung mother (Katrin Sass) works tirelessly as a teacher and state official. She's so vehemently pro-socialist that when she glimpses her son .. Read more

Starring	Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon
Director	Wolfgang Becker
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- 1989. An implacable Communist, Christiane (Sass) collapses with a heart attack and goes into a coma days before the... read more on Time Out
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  - 2
  Eastern delight
  
  With the fall of the Berlin Wall far enough back in history to be revisited safely, Goodbye, Lenin! charts the fall of Socialism in East Germany and the ... read more »
  
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  - richwatts
  - Surrey
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 15:11
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  - 0
  Thawing Comedy/History Film
  
  This a nice way to capture a bit of history through a film. Does have some funny bits throughout (who said the the Germans don't have a sense of humour) and... read more »
  
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  - 23 Mar 2012 at 08:50
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  Interesting theme but dated
  
  I had enjoyed this film when I first saw it years ago.
  
  I found it a bit dated. As a result, I felt the story-line was frustrating and long-winded. ... read more »
  
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  - Scotwimen
  - 21 reviews
  - 02 Mar 2012 at 16:41
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  Watched it 3 times over the years.
  
  I have seen this film three times now.
  
  Superb. A great mix of politics, history and comedy.
  
  It gets more poignant every time, though.read more »
  
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- - Wonderwoolhelen
  - 7 reviews
  - Banbury, Oxon
  - 28 Oct 2011 at 11:44
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  An Absolute Delight
  
  A classic, I was in East Germany and Berlin during 1990 and this brought back memories of the people and events.
  
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  - 08 Oct 2011 at 19:51
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  A great movie
  
  A great movie. The story line was good and for once the subtitles were easy to read. I can really recommend it.
  
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- - sailbatten
  - 58 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Sep 2011 at 07:20
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  GOODBYE LENIN
  
  A BIT SLOW BUT THE STORY WAS GOOD THAT IS IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND GERMAN AS I CAN WORTH A WATCH OF HOW THE BERLIN WALL FELL AND HOW EAST CAME TOGETHER WITH THE ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Jul 2011 at 18:33
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  That's Why We Need World Cinema
  
  Good natured film, with likeable characters. It also creates several 'How does he get out of this?' situations. It proves you don't need samey ... read more »
  
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- - cliveguthrie
  - 3 reviews
  - 04 Jul 2011 at 22:40
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  Above average
  
  Plot based on a witty idea not quite enough to make a great movie but still enjoyable
  
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  - London
  - 23 Jun 2011 at 10:35
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  Not so grim tale
  
  This is a very warm-hearted fairy-tale told against a fascinating modern back-drop. It is great to see the way in which elements of the life of the former ‘... read more »
  
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- - Stephen
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 15 Jun 2011 at 20:59
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  Goodbye Lenin
  
  Did so want to enjoy this as had it recommended to me. However, dreary beyond belief. While the fall of the Berlin Wall was of historical interest there was not... read more »
  
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  - 15 Feb 2011 at 13:30
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- - 34
  - 2
  Eastern delight
  
  With the fall of the Berlin Wall far enough back in history to be revisited safely, Goodbye, Lenin! charts the fall of Socialism in East Germany and the ... read more »
  
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  - richwatts
  - Surrey
  - 16 Jul 2004 at 15:11
- - 17
  - 3
  Wunderbar
  
  Now this is a movie. Original, comic and moving. This was the best film of 1993. Based during the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin wall, this is a film with ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 27 Apr 2004 at 19:49
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  - 4
  Brilliant
  
  German Comedy?
  
  Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this is one of the funniest most intelligent films I've seen all year. These guys are ... read more »
  
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- - Weeman
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Nov 2004 at 13:28
- - 10
  - 1
  This film is brilliant...
  
  This film is brilliant! set against the falling berlin wall in an atmosphere of both jubilation and bitterness, the film covers life and death, both human and ... read more »
  
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- - Gareth#64
  - LONDON
  - 08 May 2004 at 19:15
- - 10
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  Sweet and Beautiful
  
  An amazing, sweet and beautiful film. Though nothing alike, the story sometimes reminded me of the Truman Show, in the way that people around a central ... read more »
  
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- - Sam
  - Manchester
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 23:39
- - 7
  - 1
  Boring
  
  One idea is not enough to keep this film going - boring and repetitive.
  
  Nice music, sweet ending.
  
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  - London
  - 26 Nov 2007 at 17:34
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  Brilliant, touching, engaging and humourous.
  
  Goodybe Lenin is a must-see film and worth venturing off the well-trod Hollywood path to see.
  
  The film deals engagingly with the subject of East/West... read more »
  
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- - Andrew P
  - South West London
  - 13 Jan 2005 at 13:48
- - 5
  - 0
  Do I really want to wake up????
  
  An excellent film following the dilemma of a son and daughter caring for their mother who wakes up after a coma. The challenge is that she fell into the coma ... read more »
  
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- - Bosmania
  - 53 reviews
  - Derbyshire
  - 24 Jan 2005 at 16:57
- - 5
  - 2
  Sweet but not sentimental.
  
  This is a sweet film but not at all in a sickly way. Set in East Berlin at the time of the fall of the wall it shows a young man's struggles to protect his ... read more »
  
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- - sailonby
  - 96 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 11:49
- - 4
  - 0
  Funny German film Shocker!
  
  This film is an excellent and heart felt comedy. Its not slapstick or farce as the trailer may suggest but a witty look at family and what they would do to ... read more »
  
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- - Samuel Tyler
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  - 20 Sep 2004 at 17:42

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- Goodbye Lenin!
  
  This culture-shock comedy drama takes a look at life in East Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Alex (Daniel Bruhl) dreams of being an astronaut while his highly-strung mother (Katrin Sass) works tirelessly as a teacher and state official. She's so vehemently pro-socialist that ...