Based on the novel by Joseph
Kanon, "The Good German" takes place in the ruins of
post-World War II Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent
Jake Geismer (GEORGE CLOONEY) becomes embroiled with Lena
Brandt (CATE BLANCHETT), a former lover whose missing
husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and
Russian armies.
Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena
may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her
husband out of Berlin. Tully (TOBEY MAGUIRE), a soldier in
the American army motor pool assigned to drive Jake around
Berlin, has black market connections that may be Lena's way
out - or lead them all into even darker territory.
Jake soon discovers that it is nearly impossible to unearth
the truth in a time and place where people are still reeling
from the horrors of the war, desperate to salvage their
humanity in the shadow of the often unbearable knowledge of
what they did to survive.
Based on the novel by Joseph
Kanon, "The Good German" takes place in the ruins of
post-World War II Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent
Jake Geismer (GEORGE CLOONEY) becomes embroiled with Lena
Brandt (CATE BLANCHETT), a former lover whose missing
husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and
Russian armies. 