Good Bye, Lenin! 2003  R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Cast: Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sab, Maria Simon, Chulpan Khamatova, Florian Lukas, Alexander Beyer, Burghart Klaubner, Michael Gwisdek, Jurgen Holtz, Christine Schorn
In 1989, East German teen Alexander (Daniel Bruhl) protests against the GDR. When he is arrested, his mother (Katrin Sab) suffers a heart attack and goes into a coma. By the time she awakens, the Berlin Wall has been torn down. To prevent another heart attack, Alexander sets up a charade pretending their world has not changed by hiding all evidence of capitalism in their midst.
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The Legend of Rita 1999 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Bibiana Beglau, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl, Harald Schrott, Alexander Beyer, Jenny Schilly, Mario Irrek, Thomas Arnold, Franca Kastein, Deitrich Korner
West German terrorist Rita (Bibiana Beglau) seeks a new identity in East Germany where secret police officer Erwin Hull (Martin Wuttke) transforms her into Susanne Schmidt and finds work for her in a textile factory. Her cover works for awhile, but what will happen after the German re-unification?
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| 1. Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
2. The Legend of Rita (1999)
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