A film you really should see, though most haven't.

Rating: Null/10 (2 September 2015)

Usually when I'm in a cinema at some point my attention wanders to the ceiling and/or the audience. Not so during The Lives of Others! I was held spellbound throughout by the mesmeric quality of writing,acting and direction. OK, so it had English subtitles. But it mattered not one wit.
And yet,ask your friends, however in-the-know they think they are, what they thought of it and 90% will wonder what on earth you are referring to. How sad.
It should be mandatory viewing for UK Sixth Form students, so chillingly does it convey the life-draining claustrophobia and fear endemic in a police state. If you missed this gem in the cinema, do,do get the DVD.