Oct 21st   
Goodbye Lenin** (15)
(Manifest Theatre, Manningtree)                    

(Ger 2003)

In East Berlin a Communist mother falls into a coma during the fall of the Iron Curtain, and her dutiful son tries to keep her alive by pretending that things are still as they were before.
Poignant drama with comedic elements, slightly dragging in length to extend the comedy scenario when it could logically have been brought to its conclusion sooner, but full of moving and enjoyable moments, and also insightful about the political and cultural landscape of the time.

Written by: Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker.
Producer: Stefan Arndt.
Director: Wolfgang Becker.
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas, Alexander Beyer, Burghart Klaussner, Stefan Walz.
Photography: Martin Kukula.
Music: Yann Tiersen, Claire Pichet, Antonella Marafioti.
Editing: Peter R. Adam.