This is a FANTASTIC movie!!!

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2007)

The locations, sets, cars (& trucks), costumes and characterizations were all PERFECT!! My husband and I lived and worked in the former DDR for almost 10 years, and this movie brought everything back to us, as if it were yesterday. Because we were working in various theaters there, the theater people were very much like former associates. Gerd Wiesler's apartment and apartment building were almost like the one that we lived in for 7 years, except that our building had no elevator. The kitchen and linoleum were exactly the same as ours. His neighbors were much like the people who lived in our building. The television was just right. If they didn't want to watch DDR propaganda, they could flip over to "MOSCOW 1" to get Russian propaganda or American films dubbed in Russian!. We almost expected to see someone we knew in the crowd scenes. This re-creation was accurate to the last detail, even the sounds of the car and truck engines. The attitudes/feelings of the people were very true-to-life. BRAVO to the cast, crew, writer and director for this wonderful, poignant film!!!!!!!
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