

Good Bye, Lenin!
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$4.8M
$4,800,000
Revenue
$79.4M
$79,384,880
Languages
German
Studio
WDR
+2 more
Key Crew

Wolfgang Becker
Director

Wolfgang Becker
Screenplay

Stefan Arndt
Producer

Manuela Stehr
Producer

Hendrik Handloegten
Screenplay
Cast

Daniel Brühl
Alex

Katrin Sass
Mother

Chulpan Khamatova
Lara

Maria Simon
Ariane

Florian Lukas
Denis

Alexander Beyer
Rainer

Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father

Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath

Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer

Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske

Jochen Stern
Mr. Mehlert

Stefan Walz
"Sigmund Jähn"
Eberhard Kirchberg
Dr. Wagner

Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller
Alex (11 years)
Jelena Kratz
Ariane (13 years)
Laureen Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)
Felicitas Hatscher
Baby Paula (1 year)

Martin Brambach
Stasi 1

Michael Gerber
Stasi 2