When a State Security Police ( Stasi ) agent is ordered to bug the apartment of playwright Georg Dreyman and his actress-companion Christa-Mara Sieland, he becomes increasingly involved in their lives in this film set in 1980s East Germany. Letterboxed ; DVD includes German audio track, English, French and Spanish subtitles, commentary by filmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, interview with von Donnersmarck, deleted scenes, making-of featurette. Stars Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Mü he, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme. Wiedemann & Berg Film Production.