So, another foreign film, this one German. So it takes place in 1984 in East Germany, and the main character is, depending on how you look at it, either a writer who is being spied upon by the Stasi, or a Stasi agent who is spying on a writer. And beyond that the movie really delivers events at its own pace, which shouldn’t be spoiled by a writeup.

More than anything else, it’s about how absolutely warping an environment like that is, and what it does to the watchers and the watched, and if it’s maybe a little unsubtle at times, it’s nevertheless pretty damn good. Recommended to people who aren’t afraid of subtitles.