Alex Kerner in Good Bye, Lenin!
E841542
Alex Kerner is the idealistic yet conflicted young East German protagonist of the film "Good Bye, Lenin!", who goes to great lengths to shield his fragile mother from the shock of the German reunification.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Kerner | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Good Bye, Lenin! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | struggles between truth and protecting his mother ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ protective son ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Kerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Good Bye, Lenin! universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Good Bye, Lenin! (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Christiane Kerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to shield his mother from learning about German reunification
ⓘ
produces fake news broadcasts to maintain the illusion of the GDR ⓘ recreates an illusion of the GDR inside his apartment ⓘ |
| occupation | satellite dish installer ⓘ |
| politicalContext | late-period GDR ⓘ |
| politicalEventWitnessed | fall of the Berlin Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Brühl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | son of a devoted socialist mother ⓘ |
| residence | East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Ariane Kerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
German reunification
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1989–1990 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.