ComedyDrama
Good Bye, Lenin!
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.
Directed by Wolfgang Becker
75
User score
2,665 votes
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Status
Released
Released
February 13, 2003
Runtime
2h 1m
Language
German
Budget → Revenue
$4.8M → $79.4M
Top cast
Daniel Brühl
Alex
Katrin Sass
Mother
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Maria Simon
Ariane
Florian Lukas
Denis
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert
Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Eberhard Kirchberg
Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller
Alex (11 years)
Jelena Kratz
Ariane (13 years)
Laureen Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)
Felicitas Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)
Martin Brambach
Stasi 1
Michael Gerber
Stasi 2
