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The Lives of Others (2006)
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Listening begins as an act of control and slowly becomes a troubling encounter with other people's vulnerability. The restrained performances make tiny changes of attention feel consequential. It is a gripping entry point into political drama that asks what witnessing suffering demands from someone working inside the system that produces it.
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About The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.