6 Movies That You Should Watch to Better Understand The Cold War

Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

This movie, which many of you might have already seen, is just genius! Alex, a young German, implements an elaborated scheme to prevent his mom, who has been in a coma for 9 months, from discovering that the Berlin Wall has been torn down, and that German Democratic Republic no longer exists, as any shock could prove to be fatal in her fragile state.
The movie is a great first step into understanding how the Cold War actually got to shape the life of millions of people, both in its material and its ideological aspects.

Interesting facts:
The film’s story is loosely based on the last two years of Lenin’s life. To avoid trauma, Stalin had him living in a controlled environment, and provided him with altered versions of the newspaper every day.

Scores:
7.8/10 – IMDb
90% – Rotten Tomatoes