This film represents successfully the European Cinema.

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2019)

I don't have many things to mention about this film, since I really enjoyed it and it lacks of flaws.
I really appreciated the fact that the director had valid knowledge over the events with Stasi, and yet he presented a great, realistic story that had a connection with the main theme.
At first, he presents inhumanity along with the violation of privacy. Many people, back then, took part to this type of actions and felt no guilt. On the other hand, we can see the humanity and the need for help, because the criminals were Stasi people and not the innocent people, who were trying to make Germany a better place to live in.
Ulrich Mühe, was a proven great actor, and did a good job here. His character's actions really touched me. You could see the change from the beginning of the film, until the last scene. From a ruthless person, he became more sensitive, and started to care about Sebastian Koch's character, who was a very kind man, along with his girlfriend.
Sebastian Koch's character was my favourite though. I really liked the fact that he was fighting for a better living. Even his attitude towards his girlfriend was non-humanly good. I loved his revolutionary spirit!
Martina Gedeck's character had me feel very depressed. Not in a bad way. I mean that I could definitely feel her emotions and all of her sadness. And had me in tears the tragic misunderstanding. Another example of a great actress!
I really want to mention that all of the actors who took part in the film were great and very convincing. I think that they made a great casting.
The last scene literally had me in tears. It was one of the best endings in the film history. I wish many Films could be like this one. It contains a powerful story, which based on true events and contains a very beautiful soundtrack as well.
The reason I don't rate it 10/10, is because I would have wanted it to have a little smaller duration. In my opinion, some scenes were very big without reason. Of course, this "flaw" can not reach the quality of the film.
This is a wonderful German film. Highly recommended it!