| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
German with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Martin Kukula ; editor, Peter R. Adam ; music, Yann Tiersen. |
| Summary |
Alex's proud, socialist mother falls into a coma for eight months. When she wakes, her heart is weak, so Alex has to keep the secret that the Berlin Wall has fallen and capitalism has triumphed. What begins as a little white lie turns into a major scam. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; brief language and sexuality. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentaries by director, actors ; theatrical trailer ; 10 deleted scenes ; Lenin learns to fly visual-effects featurette ; making-of featurette ; uncut "Aktuelle Kamera" broadcasts. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Awards |
Deutscher Filmpreis, 2003: Audience Award, German film of the year ; Film award in gold: Outstanding feature film ; Outstanding individual achievement: actor (Brühl) ; Outstanding individual achievement: direction ; Outstanding individual achievement: supporting actor (Lukas) ; Outstanding individual achievement: editing ; Outstanding individual achievement: music ; Outstanding individual achievement: production design. |
| Subject |
Mothers and sons -- Germany -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (GERMAN), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Feature films Germany.
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Motion pictures, German.
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| Added Author |
Arndt, Stefan.
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Lichtenberg, Bernd.
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Becker, Wolfgang, 1954-
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Tiersen, Yann, composer.
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Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
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Sass, Katrin, 1956-
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Khamatova, Chulpan, 1975-
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Simon, Maria, 1976-
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Lukas, Florian, 1973-
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X Verleih AG.
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X Filme Creative Pool.
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404953795 |
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9781404953796 |
| Standard No. |
043396046405 |
| Music No. |
04640 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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