Director of hit German film 'Good Bye, Lenin!' dies at 70

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2024-12-13

Berlin (dpa) - Wolfgang Becker, the director of the hit 2003 German film "Good Bye, Lenin!", has died at the age of 70 following a serious illness, his agency reported. "He leaves behind his wife Susanne and daughter Rike. The family requested that their privacy be respected," the agency said. Born in Hemer in West Germany, Becker studied at the Free University in West Berlin between 1974 and 1979 and later at the German Film and Television Acade......

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