84.  GERD WIESLER
played by Ulrich Muhe in The Lives of Others
Gerd Wiesler is the kind of character it’s difficult to root for.  He’s a Stasi spy who keeps tabs on his own countrymen.  But the power of a good film and a good character is in the ability to direct us to sympathize with anyone.  The Lives of Others succeeds spectacularly because we truly care for Wiesler.

-David Bax

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