The Lives of Others (2006)
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
In East Berlin in 1984 a Stasi captain bugs the flat of a playwright and his actress partner, and slowly becomes drawn into the lives he is spying on, with consequences that reach past the fall of the Wall.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Stasi college lecture hall≈ 00:02:00Berlin, GermanyInferred
Wiesler teaches cadets how to break a prisoner through sleep deprivation.
- 2Theatre premiere≈ 00:08:00Berlin, GermanyInferred
At the premiere of Dreyman's play, Wiesler is set on the playwright by his superior.
- 3Dreyman's building, surveillance attic≈ 00:15:00Berlin, GermanyStated on screen
The flat is bugged and Wiesler listens from the attic above, gradually shielding Dreyman in his reports.
- 4Stasi headquarters, Normannenstraße, Berlin≈ 01:35:00Inferred
- 5Stasi mail-opening room≈ 01:58:00Berlin, GermanyInferred
- 6Stasi Records Archive≈ 02:03:00Stasi headquarters, Normannenstraße, BerlinStated on screen
- 7Karl-Marx-Buchhandlung, Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin≈ 02:10:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 13 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 7
- Not shown: 7.6 km
- Car: 5.6 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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