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Good Bye, Lenin!
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Title: Good Bye, Lenin!

Release Date: 13 Feb 2003

Runtime: 2h 1m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: WDR, ARTE, X Filme Creative Pool

Production Companies: WDR, ARTE, X Filme Creative Pool

Overview: Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (2415 votes)

Cast

  • Alex: Daniel Brühl
  • Mother: Katrin Sass
  • Lara: Chulpan Khamatova
  • Ariane: Maria Simon
  • Denis: Florian Lukas
  • Rainer: Alexander Beyer
  • Alex's Father: Burghart Klaußner
  • Klapprath: Michael Gwisdek
  • Ms. Schäfer: Christine Schorn
  • Mr. Ganske: Jürgen Holtz
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