Good Bye Lenin!

May 14 2004 R 2h 1m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the DDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the DDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot.

Written by

Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker, Achim von Borries

Directed by

Wolfgang Becker

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

X Filme Creative Pool, ARTE, WDR

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award36 wins & 22 nominations total

Scores
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159,134
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA