Winner Best Foreign Language Film
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Set in East Berlin in 1984, Stasi officer Captain Gerd Wiesler is tasked with investigating a playwright and his actress girlfriend. The film follows the intimate relationship that develops between the playwright and his secret observer.
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler | Ulrich Muhe |
| Georg Dreyman | Sebastian Koch |
| Christa-Maria Sieland | Martina Gedeck |
| Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz | Ulrich Tukur |
| Minister Bruno Hempf | Thomas Thieme |
Country: Germany
Language: German
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2006 Nominees
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After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet)
Nominated
Jacob Pedersen is the manager of an orphanage in India, he is called back to Copenhagen to meet with Jørgen, a wealthy benefactor. Jorgen is the CEO of a company, he invites Jacob to his daughters wedding where some deep family secrets are revealed.
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Days of Glory (Indigènes)
Nominated
Four North African soldiers fight the Nazi's in the Free French army during WWII. The story shows not only their fight through Italy and France but also the discrimination they face compared to European French soldiers.
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Pans Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
Nominated
The magical story of a girl called Ophelia, her mother and her stepfather, a Captain in the Fascist militia. The film is partly set in a stunning underworld inhabited by nightmarish creatures, and in the harshness of Franco's Spain in 1944.
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Water (वाटर)
Nominated
Set in 1938 the film explores the lives of a group of young widows living at an ashram in Varanasi, India. This controversial film shows a hidden, shocking side of Indian life at the end of the British Raj.
