Gerd Wiesler
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Gerd Wiesler is the conflicted Stasi captain in the film "The Lives of Others" whose surveillance of an East German playwright leads him to question his loyalty to the regime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | East German secret police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lives of Others NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from loyal Stasi officer to disillusioned critic of the regime ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | becomes critical of the Stasi system he serves ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Ministry for State Security of the GDR
NERFINISHED
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Stasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Lives of Others NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Lives of Others (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideologicalShift | from belief in state ideology to prioritizing human dignity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| loyalty | East German regime ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | initially loyal to regime, later morally conflicted ⓘ |
| moralChoice | chooses to protect Dreyman instead of following orders ⓘ |
| motivation |
growing empathy for surveillance targets
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initial loyalty to the socialist state ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
conducts surveillance on playwright Georg Dreyman
NERFINISHED
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falsifies surveillance reports ⓘ protects Georg Dreyman from prosecution ⓘ |
| occupation |
Stasi officer
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ulrich Mühe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | surveillance specialist ⓘ |
| postRegimeStatus | demoted to steaming open letters after regime change ⓘ |
| professionWithinStory | interrogation expert ⓘ |
| rank | captain ⓘ |
| recognitionWithinWork | later acknowledged by Georg Dreyman in book dedication ⓘ |
| relationship |
surveils Christa-Maria Sieland
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surveils Georg Dreyman ⓘ |
| setting | East Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skill |
interrogation
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wiretap surveillance ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
individual conscience versus authoritarian state
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moral transformation ⓘ surveillance and privacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
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