Directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck Nominated for the 2008 BBC4 World Cinema award. In the former East Germany, no-one was above suspicion. Like George Orwell’s vision of the future come to life, art and people and relationships were monitored obsessively; The Lives Of Others captures not only the paranoia and danger inherent in such a world, but also expresses hope that even in the most desperate situations, people can make a difference. The Lives Of Others