The Lives of Others
Georg Dreyman and Christa-Maria Sieland are a writer and actress in socialist East Germany in the early 80's. Their unknown rival is Mr Wiesler, an ambitious and stoutly committed socialist member of the State Security Service (or Stasi). As his surveillance of 'the lives of others' unfolds, we see a divergence between his ambition and that of his superior Grubitz, and also glimpses into the life of a powerful minister in this sort of regime.
The film presented such a foreign and unknown atmosphere, and was obviously confronting for an Australian audience that takes freedom for granted. It was a jarring, but also very 'human' film.
8/10