Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany (GDR); the mother (Sass) is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the Peaceful Revolution in November. When she awakens eight months later in June 1990, her son (Brühl) attempts to protect her from a fatal shock by concealing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in East Germany.

For the film's soundtrack, see Good Bye Lenin! (soundtrack).
Good Bye Lenin!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWolfgang Becker
Written by
  • Wolfgang Becker
  • Bernd Lichtenberg
Produced byStefan Arndt
Starring
CinematographyMartin Kukula
Edited byPeter R. Adam
Music by
Production
company
X-Filme Creative Pool
Distributed byX Verleih AG (through Warner Bros.)
Release date
  • 13 February 2003 (2003-02-13)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
BudgetDM 9.6 million (€4.8 million) (approx. $6.5 million)
Box office$79 million

Most scenes were shot at the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin and around Plattenbauten near Alexanderplatz. Good Bye Lenin! received numerous honours, including 2003's European Film Award for Best Film and German Film Award for Best Fiction Film.

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