Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets
| Cast |
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer |
| Director |
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Screenplay | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Music | Stéphane Moucha, Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography | Hagen Bogdanski |
| Editing | Patrica Rommel |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2006 |
| Produced by | Bayerischer Rundfunk, Creado Film, Widermann & Berg Filmproduktion, arte |
Official Site | IMDB page
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer  Thought provoking script, stunning cast and deft directing. | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan An accomplishment worthy of all those awards, and more. | 15 | |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 16 | |
| The Citizen Leon van Nierop Bleak but brilliant | 16 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge Not your average spy thriller. | 15 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler This is as close to flawless as it gets. | 20 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael You just cannot help but watch... | 15 | |
| Box Office Kevin Courrier A fascinating look into the political and psychological underpinnings of communist control in the former German Democratic Republic. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Liz Clayton If all movies about horrible periods in history were as touching as The Lives of Others, Roberto Benigni might be able to sleep at night.
| 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli With solid performances and a terrific screenplay, this movie offers solid, no-frills drama that feels organic and believable, not contrived. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Von Donnersmarck has crafted the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head. | 18 | |
| Metacritic.com 38 critics | 18 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 135 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer An emotional political drama with an intelligent script. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 19923 Netizens Intelligent and moving dealing with GDR history | 17 | |
Average .. 85% | 17 | |