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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Good Bye, Lenin!
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · R
2003 · 2h 1m · ★ 78% (319K)
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Starring: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova
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.
Director
Wolfgang Becker
Production
WDR, X Filme Creative Pool, ARTE
Cast
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas, Alexander Beyer, Burghart Klaußner, Michael Gwisdek, Christine Schorn, Jürgen Holtz, Jochen Stern, Stefan Walz, Eberhard Kirchberg, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Nico Ledermueller, Jelena Kratz, Laureen Hatscher, Felicitas Hatscher, Martin Brambach, Michael Gerber