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Do Not Watch, Comrade! 'The Lives of Others' Is Thought Crime
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Harrison Koehli, Elan Martin, Adam Daniels
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Soon after World War II, Germany was cleaved in two by the allies who won the war. 'West Germany' came under the influence of Western Europe and the US, and East Germany under the Soviet Union. The eastern section of Germany, under the political and ideological influence of Communism, came to develop one of the most notoriously oppressive secret police organizations in modern history: the Stasi. On this week's show, we discuss Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck's moving and expertly directed...