Good Bye Lenin!
Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany; the mother (Saß) is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the November revolution. When she awakens eight months later in June 1990, her son (Brühl) attempts to protect her from a fatal shock by concealing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism.
Plot
The film is set in East Berlin, from October 1989 to just a year after German reunification.
Awards
Cast
- Alexander Beyer
- Armin Dillenberger
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
- Bojan Heyn
- Burghart Klaußner
- Christine Schorn
- Chulpan Khamatova
- Daniel Brühl
- Erich Honecker
- Ernst-Georg Schwill
- Florian Lukas
- Fritz Roth
- Hanna Schwamborn
- Hans-Uwe Bauer
- Harald Juhnke
- Helmut Kohl
- Jochen Stern
- Jürgen Holtz
- Jürgen Vogel
- Katrin Saß
- Marc Bischoff
- Maria Simon
- Martin Brambach
- Mennan Yapo
- Michael Gempart
- Michael Gerber
- Michael Gwisdek
- Peter Kurth
- Sarah Tkotsch
- Stefan Walz
- Svea Timander
- Willy Brandt