Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.germany, tmdb.berlin-germany, tmdb.berlin-wall, tmdb.corruption, tmdb.german-democratic-republic, imdb.stasi, tmdb.blackmail + 232 more, tmdb.cold-war, tmdb.soviet-union, tmdb.freedom-of-speech, tmdb.artists-life, tmdb.government, tmdb.interrogation, tmdb.surveillance, tmdb.heartbreak, tmdb.east-germany, tmdb.communism, tmdb.political-thriller, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.certified-fresh, mdblist.metacritic-must-see, imdb.east-german-car, imdb.peeping-tom, imdb.suicide-by-hanging, imdb.suicide-of-colleague, imdb.suicide-of-lover, imdb.surveillance-state, imdb.november-9-1989, imdb.reference-to-erich-honecker, imdb.electronic-surveillance, imdb.female-nudity, imdb.central-europe, tmdb.stasi, tmdb.house-search, imdb.1980s, imdb.spy, imdb.political-thriller, imdb.berlin-wall, imdb.secret-police, imdb.political-activist, imdb.murder, imdb.sexuality, imdb.writer, imdb.innocence, imdb.blackmail, imdb.prostitute, imdb.germany, imdb.surveillance, imdb.politics, imdb.sexual-intercourse, imdb.corrupt-politician, imdb.rape, imdb.sexual-abuse, imdb.police-officer, imdb.east-berlin, imdb.europe, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.inspired-by-a-true-story, tmdb.espionage, imdb.voyeur, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.male-nudity, imdb.stand-alone-movie-without-sequel, imdb.raped-in-a-car, imdb.female-star-appears-nude, imdb.secret, imdb.agent, imdb.spy-thriller, imdb.communist, imdb.east-germany, imdb.abuse-of-power, imdb.government-surveillance, imdb.social-control, imdb.stage-play, imdb.redemption, imdb.theater-production, imdb.theater-audience, imdb.reference-to-vladimir-lenin, imdb.love, imdb.guilt, imdb.flash-forward, imdb.eavesdropping, imdb.detention-center, imdb.crying, imdb.comrade, imdb.college, imdb.breaking-and-entering, imdb.blood, imdb.blacklisting, imdb.attic, imdb.arrest, imdb.activist, imdb.real-life-parallel, imdb.loner, imdb.hit-by-a-bus, imdb.cafeteria, imdb.1990s, imdb.wiretapping, imdb.stakeout, imdb.sex-on-a-chair, imdb.play-within-a-film, imdb.male-rear-nudity, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.typewriter, imdb.shower, imdb.remorse, imdb.clandestine, imdb.intrigue, imdb.east-german-culture, imdb.observation, imdb.listening-device, imdb.headphones, imdb.suppression, imdb.shaved-head, imdb.sex-scene, imdb.injustice, imdb.lock-pick, imdb.theater, imdb.tapped-phone, imdb.playwright, imdb.dissident, imdb.berlin-germany, imdb.der-spiegel-the-newspaper, imdb.female-rear-nudity, imdb.party-member, imdb.reference-to-ludwig-van-beethoven, imdb.underground-resistance, imdb.totalitarian-state, imdb.totalitarianism, imdb.police-state, imdb.subterfuge, imdb.suicide-of-friend, imdb.despair, imdb.east-berlin-east-germany, imdb.wine, imdb.undressing, imdb.uncle-nephew-relationship, imdb.travel-permit, imdb.transistor-radio, imdb.telephone-call, imdb.tears, imdb.teacher, imdb.tape-recording, imdb.tape-recorder, imdb.state-security, imdb.sonata, imdb.sleep-deprivation, imdb.search-warrant, imdb.reference-to-bertolt-brecht, imdb.radio, imdb.pianist, imdb.newspaper, imdb.mail-delivery, imdb.kiss, imdb.friendship, imdb.floorplan, imdb.elevator, tmdb.corrupt-agent, tmdb.political-corruption, tmdb.surveillance-state, tmdb.persecuted-writer, tmdb.systemic-corruption, tmdb.noble-sacrifice, tmdb.corrupt-government, imdb.neighbor-neighbor-relationship, imdb.sex, imdb.stage-actress, imdb.birthday-party, imdb.secret-agent, imdb.suicide-of-girlfriend, imdb.extortionist, imdb.brutal-interrogation, imdb.published-writer, imdb.red-ink, imdb.book-dedication, imdb.graveside-service, imdb.published-article, imdb.stasi-agent, imdb.epilogue, imdb.female-informer, imdb.planting-a-listening-device, imdb.hiding-place-beneath-floorboards, imdb.scene-before-opening-title, imdb.end-of-an-era, imdb.classical-music, imdb.bugged-apartment, imdb.death-statistics, imdb.champagne-cork, imdb.self-sacrifice, imdb.behind-the-iron-curtain, imdb.cold-war-era, imdb.little-boy, imdb.suicide-of-loved-one, imdb.bookstore, imdb.secret-surveillance, imdb.incriminating-evidence, imdb.political-propaganda, imdb.drug-addiction, imdb.psychological-drama, imdb.fall-of-the-berlin-wall, imdb.dying-young, imdb.political-conspiracy, imdb.coerced-confession, imdb.photograph, imdb.police-search, imdb.top-secret-file, imdb.historic-event, imdb.artistic-collaboration, imdb.deception, imdb.prologue, imdb.necktie-as-a-gift, imdb.picture-of-mikhail-gorbachev, imdb.minister-of-culture, imdb.sheet-music, imdb.political-jokes, imdb.secret-friend, imdb.german-reunification, imdb.socialist-state, imdb.struggling-theatre-director, imdb.police-informer, imdb.dead-end-job, imdb.ploy, imdb.newspaper-editor, imdb.sexual-coercion, imdb.local-bar, imdb.hiding-place, imdb.secret-agent-as-protagonist, imdb.birthday-present, imdb.binoculars, imdb.backstage, imdb.jazz-music, imdb.socialism, imdb.communism, imdb.limousine, imdb.bedroom, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.2-39-1

Watch Providers: Criterion Channel

Production companies: Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR, Beta Film

Country: Germany
Languages: German