Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) (2025)

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2003

Directed by Wolfgang Becker

Synopsis

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

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Cast

Daniel Brühl Katrin Sass Chulpan Khamatova Maria Simon Florian Lukas Alexander Beyer Burghart Klaußner Michael Gwisdek Christine Schorn Jürgen Holtz Jochen Stern Stefan Walz Eberhard Kirchberg Hans-Uwe Bauer Nico Ledermueller Jelena Kratz Laureen Hatscher Felicitas Hatscher Martin Brambach Michael Gerber Robert Störr Philipp Kupfer Ernst-Georg Schwill Rainer Werner Marc Bischoff Horst-Dieter Stork Hartmut Kuley Peter Kurth Ditmar Bieseke Show All…

DirectorDirector

Wolfgang Becker

ProducersProducers

Stefan Arndt Katja De Bock Andreas Schreitmüller Manuela Stehr

WritersWriters

Wolfgang Becker Bernd Lichtenberg Achim von Borries Hendrik Handloegten Chris Silber

CastingCasting

Simone Bär

EditorEditor

Peter R. Adam

CinematographyCinematography

Martin Kukula

Assistant DirectorsAsst. Directors

Sarah Gross Marcus Welsch Susanne Boeing

LightingLighting

Tommy Schulz Helmut Prein

Camera OperatorsCamera Operators

Klemens Becker Jörg Widmer

Additional PhotographyAdd. Photography

Birgit Guðjónsdóttir Ralph Kaechele

Production DesignProduction Design

Lothar Holler

Art DirectionArt Direction

Matthias Klemme

Set DecorationSet Decoration

Christian Schaefer Andrea Eisensee

Special EffectsSpecial Effects

Sven Asamoa Thorsten Thiesse

ComposerComposer

Yann Tiersen

SoundSound

Jörn Poetzl Dirk Jacob Lars Ginzel Kuen-Il Song

Costume DesignCostume Design

Aenne Plaumann

MakeupMakeup

Heike Merker Lena Lazzarotto Birger Laube

HairstylingHairstyling

Björn Rehbein

Studios

WDR ARTE X Filme Creative Pool

Country

Germany

Language

German

Alternative Titles

Гуд бай, Ленин!, 79 qm DDR, 快乐的谎言, 民主德国在79平方米房间里的延续, 再見列寧！, 굿바이 레닌, 굿 바이, 레닌!, Goodbye, Lenin!, Adeus Lenin!, Au revoir Lenin!, Good Bye Lenin!, Гудбай, Ленин!, Adeus, Lenine!, Good Bye, Lenin!, 再见列宁, Good bye, Lenin!, Αντίο, Λένιν, Elveda Lenin!, 굿바이, 레닌, להתראות לנין!, Ґудбай, Леніне!, Adeus, Lênin!, Сбогом, Ленин!, Rămas bun, Lenin!, Zbogom, Lenjine!, 再見列寧, ¡Adiós Lenin!, グッバイ、レーニン！, กูดบาย เลนิน!, Au revoir Lénine!, Hüvasti Lenin

Genres

Comedy Drama

Themes

Moving relationship stories Crude humor and satire Quirky and endearing relationships Touching and sentimental family stories Powerful stories of heartbreak and suffering Heartbreaking and moving family drama Emotional and touching family dramas Show All…

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Premiere

09 Feb 2003

GermanyBerlinale

20 Jan 2004

USARSundance FilmFestival

Theatrical

13 Feb 2003

Germany6

09 May 2003

Italy

25 Jul 2003

UK15

29 Aug 2003

Denmark7

05 Sep 2003

Estonia

06 Sep 2003

Canada14A

10 Sep 2003

FranceTP

19 Sep 2003

PortugalM/12

27 Sep 2003

Brazil14

03 Oct 2003

Greece15

13 Nov 2003

Netherlands12

17 Nov 2003

Czechia12+

03 Jun 2004

Argentina

01 Oct 2024

Germany

Digital

13 Mar 2003

Switzerland16

09 Nov 2003

JapanG

03 Jan 2022

France

03 Feb 2025

UK15

Physical

18 Sep 2003

Germany6

01 Mar 2004

UK15

22 Apr 2004

France

10 Oct 2008

Netherlands12

06 Sep 2013

Germany6

TV

06 Mar 2006

Germany6

04 Feb 2007

Netherlands12

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Argentina

03 Jun 2004

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27 Sep 2003

Theatrical14

Canada

06 Sep 2003

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17 Nov 2003

Theatrical12+

Denmark

29 Aug 2003

Theatrical7

Estonia

05 Sep 2003

Theatrical

France

10 Sep 2003

TheatricalTP

22 Apr 2004

PhysicalDVD

03 Jan 2022

DigitalPrimeVideo

Germany

09 Feb 2003

PremiereBerlinale

13 Feb 2003

Theatrical6

18 Sep 2003

Physical6DVD

06 Mar 2006

TV6Arte

06 Sep 2013

Physical6Blu-ray

01 Oct 2024

TheatricalBest ofCinema

Greece

03 Oct 2003

Theatrical15

Italy

09 May 2003

Theatrical

Japan

09 Nov 2003

DigitalG

Netherlands

13 Nov 2003

Theatrical12

04 Feb 2007

TV12Nederland3

10 Oct 2008

Physical12DVD

Portugal

19 Sep 2003

TheatricalM/12

Switzerland

13 Mar 2003

Digital16

UK

25 Jul 2003

Theatrical15

01 Mar 2004

Physical15DVD

03 Feb 2025

Digital15

USA

20 Jan 2004

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Popular reviews

Review by piulinn ★★★ 4

maybe the real socialism is caring for your family and making fake news video clips with your friend denis
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 5

I get the feeling that Daniel Brühl could
act the fuck out of pretty much any film.
Review by Jess ★★★½ 1

I wanna see denis’s letterboxd
Review by Vivian ★★★★

communism is when no coca cola
Review by ivana ★★★½ 2

ok this is the cutest shit i've ever seen and daniel brühl is a baby
Review by elena ★★★ 2

finally found a movie where Daniel Brühl is definitely not a nazi
Review by DirkH ★★★★

The most difficult thing in films like this is to strike the perfect balance between comedy and drama. Good Bye Lenin! manages just that.
The idea here is as original as it is simple and it is executed with enthusiasm and love for what it is trying to do.
Heartwarming at one turn, hilarious at another, this little gem deserves to be seen by a lot more people.
Review by jenna🍊 ★★★★★ 2

daniel brühl makes my heart go: 💓💘💞💖💓💗💖WHOOOSH 💖💗💓💘💗 WHOOOS h💘💓💝💕💞💗💖💕💗💓💘 WHOOSHH💖💓💘💓💘
Review by Dom ★★★★ 3

If I could go back in time, the first thing I would do is find young, German speaking Daniel Brühl, and have his babies.
Review by kidcoppola ★★★★★ 2

My great-grandmother, who lived in Dresden and Munich for 97 years thought this movie was hilarious. That means more to me than any critic's review.
Review by poppy ★★★★½

daniel brühl: [says anything in german]
me, a dumbass who can only speak english: so true king!!! guten tag!
Review by floreana ★★★★★ 2

people dropped communism for some boobies on a screen

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