Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!

7.5(2.6K)
ComedyDrama

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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Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl
Alex
Katrin Sass
Katrin Sass
Mother
Chulpan Khamatova
Чулпан Хаматова
Lara
Maria Simon
Maria Simon
Ariane
Florian Lukas
Florian Lukas
Denis
Alexander Beyer
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Christine Schorn
Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
Jochen Stern
Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert
Stefan Walz
Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Eberhard Kirchberg
Eberhard Kirchberg
Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller
Nico Ledermueller
Alex (11 years)

DirectorMennan Yapo

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Release dateFeb 13 2003

Runtime2 hours 1 minute

Official siteVisit here

LanguageGerman

Production companiesWDR, X Filme Creative Pool, ARTE

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