Movie of the day: Good bye Lenin!

Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The story of the film is about the relationship between a mother, who believes in socialism, and her son. The film is set in East Berlin, from October 1989 to just a year after German reunification. Alex Kerner lives with his mother Christiane, who has a heart attack and falls into a coma after seeing Alex being arrested and beaten. She doesn’t know how the world changes when she is at the hospital. The film stars Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The film received numerous honors, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film.

Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The story of the film is about the relationship between a mother, who believes in socialism, and her son. The film is set in East Berlin, from October 1989 to just a year after German reunification. Alex Kerner lives with his mother Christiane, who has a heart attack and falls into a coma after seeing Alex being arrested and beaten. She doesn’t know how the world changes when she is at the hospital.

 

The film stars Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The film received numerous honors, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film.