Good Bye Lenin!

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

Good Bye Lenin! landed warmly with most critics, who found its central conceit — a son reconstructing the GDR inside his mother's bedroom to shield her from the shock of reunification — both funny and genuinely affecting. The gap between its broad audience enthusiasm and its more measured critical reception suggests some reviewers felt the film's charm edged out its satirical ambition, leaning cozier than truly incisive.