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		Tomte on July 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany arrests suspected US spy I cannot recommend the film "The Lives of Others" too highly. Go watch it.

a_bonobo on July 5, 2014 | [–]

After the movie, read about the life of Ulrich Mühe, the main actor [1] - it's harrowing how closely his life resembled the movie.

>Mühe's response when asked how he prepared for his role in Das Leben der Anderen was, "I remembered."

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_M%C3%BChe#Personal_life

vdm on July 4, 2014 | [–]

plus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_(2012_film)

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