Set in East Berlin before the fall of the Wall, the East German government kept control over its citizens with a ruthless system of control and surveillance run by the all powerful Stasi. When a high–ranking politician cannot keep his eyes off a celebrated stage actress, State Security Captain Gerd Wiesler is briefed to set up strict surveillance on her boyfriend, the famous theatre director Georg Dreyman. The loyal Stasi man finds that the surveillance process gives him not just an intimate insight into the couple‘s lives but will change his own life irrevocably.

Set in East Berlin before the fall of the Wall, the East German government kept control over its citizens with a ruthless system of control and surveillance run by the all powerful Stasi. When a high–ranking politician cannot keep his eyes off a celebrated stage actress, State Security Captain Gerd Wiesler is briefed to set up strict surveillance on her boyfriend, the famous theatre director Georg Dreyman. The loyal Stasi man finds that the surveillance process gives him not just an intimate insight into the couple‘s lives but will change his own life irrevocably. (less)