La vida de los otros

...a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires.

...a moving, enlightening tale of recent times.

...uforudsigeligheden er en stor styrke i en fortælling, der snildt kunne have lagt sig stilsikkert, men uopfindsomt op af de utallige forgængere i spiongenren.

'The Lives Of Others' perseveres, thanks to the performances of the heartbreakingly stoic Mühe and the problematically heroic Koch...

...[Mühe] is brilliant here, capturing each minuscule step in his character’s subtly growing recognition of the human potential for joy and emotional freedom...