Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.8

Overview

East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the DDR does not exist anymore and th...

Starring Cast

Daniel Brühl • Katrin Sass • Chulpan Khamatova

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Daniel Brühl • Katrin Sass • Chulpan Khamatova

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film maintains a neutral stance by exploring the human impact of East Germany's collapse and the subsequent capitalist transition, balancing nostalgia for the past with an acknowledgment of its flaws, and critiquing the impersonal nature of the new system without advocating for a specific political ideology. Its core message centers on personal coping, love, and the power of narrative in the face of historical change.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features traditional casting that accurately reflects its specific historical and geographical setting in East Germany. Its narrative centers on personal and political changes without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: Medium

The film "Good Bye Lenin!" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on family dynamics and the cultural shock of Germany's reunification, with no elements related to queer identities or experiences present in the story.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Good Bye Lenin! is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, previous installments, or real-world history whose gender was altered in this movie.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Good Bye Lenin! is an original German film with no prior source material or historical figures that would establish a canonical race for its characters. Therefore, no character's race could have been changed from an established baseline.