Wolfgang Becker directs Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass and Chulpan Khamatova in this comedy where in 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must pretend her beloved nation of East Germany is still going strong and the wall still exists.

Cute arthouse crowd pleaser remembered for the impressive shot where a broken statue of Lenin dangles from helicopters through a housing estate. And making Daniel Brühl a thing. The set-up is more interesting than watching the joke run out of steam. Yet it is very appealing and reaches some nice humane moments in between the colourful satire.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Edukators (2004)