The Lives of Others - Reviews

...a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires.

...a moving, enlightening tale of recent times.

'The Lives Of Others' perseveres, thanks to the performances of the heartbreakingly stoic Mühe and the problematically heroic Koch...

...[Mühe] is brilliant here, capturing each minuscule step in his character’s subtly growing recognition of the human potential for joy and emotional freedom...

...reopens our eyes to the cruelties and soul assassinations that were carried out daily in the name of state socialism.

...uforudsigeligheden er en stor styrke i en fortælling, der snildt kunne have lagt sig stilsikkert, men uopfindsomt op af de utallige forgængere i spiongenren.