This is an excellent movie that speaks about Germany before and after the wall. A boy tries to protect his mother from a second heart attack which might kill her, by removing the stress from her life. How does he do this- By keeping her in an enclosed world and controlling the info she has access too. He does this in the same way the old German government had, which he was opposed to – ironic.

As the movie progresses he goes to greater and greater lengths to keep the secret from his mother, prompting funnier solutions and lies. It's both heartwarming and hilarious.

It's an excellent film with a good background into Germany around the fall of the wall, and a must see.

This film has been a favourite of mine for some time now, the story is simple enough Alex's mother falls into a coma before the fall of the Berlin wall and in the following months her entire world changes while she sleeps.

When she awakens Alex is told that any shock or surprise could end his mother's life so he sets out to change everything from the furniture to the clothes of his family to just how it was before his mother collapsed and even creates his own news programs so that his mother doesn't catch on and end up in a coma or worse.

With the brilliant soundtrack provided by Yann Tiersen of Amelie fame this German language film is one of the best you'll find and is well worth a watch.