Good Bye, Lenin!
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.
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Cast
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Daniel Brühl
Alex
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Rush
Katrin Sass
Mother
Known for
Dogs of Berlin
The Silence
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Known for
The White Crow
Petrov's Flu
Maria Simon
Ariane
Known for
A Hidden Life
The Countess
Florian Lukas
Denis
Known for
North Face
Into the White
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Known for
The Little Drummer Girl
Deutschland
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Known for
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
The White Ribbon
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Known for
Old Agent Men
A Coffee in Berlin
Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Known for
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
Jesus Loves Me
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
Known for
Stereo
Rosa Luxemburg
Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert
Known for
Aimée & Jaguar
Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Known for
Undine
Wolfgang Becker Director · Bernd Lichtenberg Screenplay Hendrik Handloegten Screenplay
Worldwide gross $79M · Budget $4.8M · United States release January 20, 2004
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Budget
$4,800,000
Worldwide gross
$79,384,880
Gross vs. budget
16.5×
Production
WDR
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
ARTE
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Germany
Produced in
79 qm DDR
Working title
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 9, 2003
Premiere · Berlinale
Germany · February 13, 2003
Theatrical
United States · January 20, 2004
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Argentina
June 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 29, 2003 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 5, 2003 · Theatrical
France
September 10, 2003 · Theatrical
April 22, 2004 · Physical · DVD
January 3, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
November 10, 2026 · TV · France 4
Germany
September 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
March 6, 2006 · TV · Arte
September 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 1, 2024 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
October 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
May 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
November 9, 2003 · Digital
Netherlands
November 13, 2003 · Theatrical
February 4, 2007 · TV · Nederland 3
October 10, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
September 19, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 13, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
July 25, 2003 · Theatrical
March 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
February 3, 2025 · Digital
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