Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

2003 film directed by Wolfgang Becker.

Year: 2003
Released: February 9, 2003
Runtime: 125 min
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
Countries: Germany
Original language: German
Original title: Good Bye, Lenin!
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Writer: Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg
Music: Yann Tiersen
Awards: 8 won · 9 nominations

Plot

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; the mother is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before the Peaceful…

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Cast

Daniel Brühl as Alexander "Alex" Kerner
Chulpan Khamatova as Lara
Katrin Sass as Christiane Kerner
Michael Gwisdek as Klapprath
Jürgen Vogel
Burghart Klaußner as Robert Kerner
Alexander Beyer as Rainer
Florian Lukas as Denis Domaschke
Maria Simon as Ariane Kerner
Harald Juhnke
Mennan Yapo
Christine Schorn as Frau Schäfer

Frequently asked questions

Who directed Good Bye Lenin!?

Good Bye Lenin! was directed by Wolfgang Becker.

When was Good Bye Lenin! released?

Good Bye Lenin! was first released on February 9, 2003.

How long is Good Bye Lenin!?

Good Bye Lenin! runs 125 minutes.

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Sources and licences

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Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Updated November 13, 2026