The Good German

The Good German

2006 · 108 min · EN · R · 5.7 (283 votes)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · Starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Leland Orser · Music Thomas Newman

If war is Hell, then what comes after?

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An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

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A haunting, black-and-white descent into post-war Berlin's moral decay. It's a smoky, noir-infused thriller where lost love and deadly secrets intertwine amidst the ruins, creating a palpable sense of dread and existential unease.

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