The Lives of Others
Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Why you'll love it
The film provides a glimpse into the surveillance activities of the East German secret police and the impact of the Berlin Wall on people's lives.
Bridge of Spies
Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Why you'll love it
The film is set during the Cold War and includes the exchange of captured spies at the Glienicke Bridge, which connected East and West Berlin.