The year is 1984, East-Berlin. Stasi-Hauptman Gerd Wiesler is tasked to eavesdrop on famous playwright Georg Dreyman and his lover. Wiesler, a committed communist, finds himself becoming entangled with his subjects, and sees his views on the role of the state challenged throughout the movie as he observes the couple.

Das Leben der Anderen combines the surveillance paranoia of thrillers like Coppola’s The Conversation or De Palma’s Blow Out with the poignant historical reality of its period setting – and 1984 as a period setting of course is no coincidence. In the years following its release, the film is considered to be only the first German drama dealing with the late Cold War, 17 years after the fall of the Wall.

Before the movie starts, there will be a speaker who will give a short introduction about Germany in the 80s. Join us and GHD Ubbo Emmius in a night of nightmarish voyeuristic Cold War espionage!

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