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Winner of six prestigious European Film Awards, including Best Picture and 2004 Golden Globe(r) nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this coming-of-age adventure blends the fall of Communism with the salient emotions of a family's love. "Destined to become one of Germany's biggest international hits," (BBC Films), GOOD BYE, LENIN! is a beautiful introduction to a whole new, free world. In 1989, Christiane Kerner has lost her husband and is completely devoted to the Socialist East German state. A heart attack leaves her in a coma, and when she awakens eight months later, the Berlin Wall has fallen and it's a whole new world. To protect her from the shock, her son Alex hatches a plan to keep her in the dark. It's easy... all he has to do is turn back the handle of time.
Original Release
02/09/2003
US Release
02/09/2003
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Bruhl | Alex / Alexander 'Alex' Kerner |
Chulpan Khamatova | Lara |
Maria Simon | Ariane / Ariane Kerner |
Florian Lukas | Denis |
Alexander Beyer | Rainer |
Burghart Klaußner | Alex' Vater / Robert Kerner |
Michael Gwisdek | Klapprath |
Christine Schorn | Frau Schäfer |
Jürgen Holtz | Herr Ganske |
Jochen Stern | Herr Mehlert |
Directors
Writers
Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten, Peter Marinker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Bruhl | Alex / Alexander 'Alex' Kerner |
Chulpan Khamatova | Lara |
Maria Simon | Ariane / Ariane Kerner |
Florian Lukas | Denis |
Alexander Beyer | Rainer |
Burghart Klaußner | Alex' Vater / Robert Kerner |
Michael Gwisdek | Klapprath |
Christine Schorn | Frau Schäfer |
Jürgen Holtz | Herr Ganske |
Jochen Stern | Herr Mehlert |
Stefan Walz | Sigmund Jähn / Taxifahrer |
Eberhard Kirchberg | Dr. Wagner |
Hans-Uwe Bauer | Dr. Mewes |
Nico Ledermueller | Alex - 11 Jahre |
Jelena Kratz | Ariane - 13 Jahre |
Laureen Hatscher | Baby Paula - 1 Jahr |
Felicitas Hatscher | Baby Paula - 1 Jahr |
Martin Brambach | Stasi 1 |
Michael Gerber | Stasi 2 |
Philipp Kupfer | Baby Paula - 3 Monate |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stefan Arndt | Producer |
Katja De Bock | Producer |
Marcos Kantis | Producer |
Paul Müller | Producer |
Andreas Schreitmüller | Producer |
Manuela Stehr | Producer |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2004 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |