However, the two soon become ensnared in a larger plot orchestrated by MI6.

Its this sensitivity despite his rough exterior that is his downfall.

Donnersmark’s carefully paced work demonstrates the knock-on effects of these undertakings, from depression to shame.

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And it is frank in its portrayal of how East Germany’s security apparatus affected every day life.

To think that people like you ruled the world, Georg says.

The loneliness of Petzold’s characters is emphasized by their desolate surroundings.

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the spy who came in from the cold

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the lives of others

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