The Lives of Others: A Screenplay by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, John le Carré, Alexander Zuckrow, Alexander Starritt, Shaun Whiteside
English | October 23rd, 2014 | ISBN: 1782270744 | 192 Pages | EPUB | 2.22 MB
1984. East Germany. Captain Gerd Wiesler, a loyal member of the secret police, is assigned to spy on the playwright Georg Dreyman. The flat is bugged, and Wiesler begins to listen in to the daily - and nightly -activities of the playwright and his actress-girlfriend. But when he discovers that the surveillance has been instigated by the Minister of Culture's desire for Dreyman's girlfriend, rather than the playwright's political views, Wiesler begins to question his own loyalties. As he continues to listen in, he finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed in the couple's lives, and the gap between his professional duty and personal integrity starts to widen.