Good Bye, Lenin! (KINO)
快樂的謊言 (KINO)
7.5/10 Great 2683 votes
- Released
- 28 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Original title
- Good Bye, Lenin!
- Language
- de
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.5 out of 10 on TMDB across 2,683 votes — a strong score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 121 minutes.
What it is about
When Alex's mother, a devoted socialist activist, falls into a coma in October 1989, she misses the fall of the Berlin Wall entirely. Eight months later, she awakens, her heart too fragile for the truth. To keep her alive, Alex goes to extraordinary lengths to preserve the illusion of a world that no longer exists. A landmark of world cinema and one of the most cherished German films ever made, Good Bye, Lenin! endures as a timeless testament to love, memory, and identity. Tonight's screening is a heartfelt homage to its visionary director, the late Wolfgang Becker.
What to expect
Wolfgang Becker’s German tragicomedy returns for a single KINO screening on 28 September 2026. In East Berlin, Alex’s mother, a loyal socialist, falls into a coma in October 1989 and wakes eight months later to a country that has vanished. Because her heart cannot take the shock, Alex rebuilds the GDR inside their flat — fake news bulletins, old Spreewald pickles, the works. The movie gets its energy from the gap between that increasingly frantic domestic project and the reunified city outside the window. Daniel Brühl plays Alex with a nervy, boyish desperation, and Katrin Sass gives the mother a stubborn dignity that stops the premise from turning twee. The tone is warm and absurd in equal measure, and the 121-minute runtime is tight enough that the conceit never wears thin. German dialogue, English subtitles. No certificate is listed, but the material is pitched at older teens and adults. Audiences have given it 7.5/10 from over 2,600 votes.
Trailer
Cast
- Daniel Brühl Alex
- Katrin Sass Mother
- Chulpan Khamatova Lara
- Maria Simon Ariane
- Florian Lukas Denis
- Alexander Beyer Rainer
- Burghart Klaußner Alex's Father
- Michael Gwisdek Klapprath
- Christine Schorn Ms. Schäfer
- Jürgen Holtz Mr. Ganske
- Jochen Stern Mr. Mehlert
- Stefan Walz "Sigmund Jähn"
- Eberhard Kirchberg Dr. Wagner
- Hans-Uwe Bauer Dr. Mewes
- Nico Ledermueller Alex (11 years)
Crew
- Director Wolfgang Becker
- Screenplay Wolfgang Becker
- Screenplay Bernd Lichtenberg
- Screenplay Chris Silber
- Screenplay Achim von Borries
- Screenplay Hendrik Handloegten
- Original Music Composer Yann Tiersen
- Director of Photography Martin Kukula
- Editor Peter R. Adam
- Producer Manuela Stehr
- Producer Katja De Bock
- Producer Stefan Arndt
- Producer Andreas Schreitmüller
What viewers said
Daniel Brühl is on good form here in this entirely far-fetched but enjoyable drama. He and his sister “Ariane” (Maria Simon) live in East Germany with their proud citizen mother (Katrin Sass) who has just been awarded a special medal for her socialist public-mindedness. The thing is, it is 1989 and the whole Honecker regime is beginning to totter. People are on the streets and one of them just happens to be “Alex”. […]
CinemaSerf — 7/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 121 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- German, with English subtitles.
- Is this suitable for children?
- No certificate is listed, but the themes and two-hour runtime make it a better fit for older teenagers and adults.
- Is this a wide release?
- No — it is a single KINO screening on 28 September 2026. Check with your cinema for the exact showtime.
