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Scott Hardie: “It ruled.”

We don't really need a drama to educate us that the Stasi were corrupt and good people suffered in East Germany, but this one mines history for an effective thriller about a cold officer forced to choose between duty and justice in his surveillance job.

− April 7, 2009 • more by Scott • log in or register to reply

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