This movie is 217 minutes long. For the first 15 minutes I thought it’s going to be some military movie with lot of violence (including torture and pain). Then surprisingly it turns away from all of it and becomes a political drama mixed with secret missions and spying. But soon after it becomes a very memorable and heartfelt film that definitely makes any person ponder in the name of love and humanity. The main character which you found to be inhuman and bound by rules at the start become one of the cinemas controversial and touching characters I have seeing by the time the movie ends. The final 20 minutes of this movie could be the greatest ending an any movie can have. It’s that perfect and that gripping. And it leaves the viewer with a tear and that tear is not out of pain or sorrow but in the name of people who choose to do the right thing even that right thing can cost their lives. If you can patiently go through the painfully slow start you will soon realize how wonderful this can be and missing it could have being one the greatest cinema mistakes you have done. Bravo to the fantastic acting, cinematography, music and everything. And a short review like this cannot do justice to it.
The Lives of Others (2006) "Das Leben der Anderen" (original title-German) 4.5/5
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