# The Lives of Others (2006)

> A meticulous Stasi officer assigned to monitor an acclaimed playwright discovers that listening to private lives can awaken a conscience the state cannot fully control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/463

## Facts

- Runtime: 137 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, austere, intimate, serious film night, historical drama viewing

## Synopsis

In a world of surveillance, one man's conscience awakens amidst the shadows of oppression.

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