Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Very best movie i ever watch

That was an excellent one.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Deutschland 83 is a look at the cold war from those who experienced it, first hand. This series offers up a very German take on the cold war and shows how the average German feels, in a ominous sense, "caught in the middle". One half of their country controlled by the US and the other the USSR. Both sides playing dangerous military games, that the Germans, not incorrectly, feel they could pay a tragic price for. Its refreshing to see this honest, "coal face", take on the German cold war period. One that strips away the political rhetoric and exposes, this proxy conflict, for the folly it really is. Caught in this web of political intrigue is a young East German border guard turned spy. He is a reluctant but capable pawn in this political game, forced into dangerous actions at the behest of his ambitious handlers in the Stasi. This is inherently interesting material, that's made more so by reasonably good scripting and characterizations. Whilst there are a few logic "pot holes" along the way and a few moments where you do need to suspend disbelief, this is for the most part quite a credible, series. Better still, it uses a lot of iconic 80's material, including classic 80's hit songs, sound bites from politicians of the time and even the Walkman and the original IBM PC gets a revamp. These little touches, really lend this show the right atmosphere and feel, lifting it above the mundane. Eight out of ten from me.

It seems strange to think now that when I was growing up Germany was divided; but it's in this world of my youth that "Deutschland '83" is set, when Ronald Regan installed new missiles in Europe and the world appeared to be on a perilous course. The series tells a spy-story, which also serves to illuminate the differences between east and west. It's well plotted and acted and does a decent job at conveying the spirit of the times, although it feels a little constrained by the fact that history has already decided who the good, and bad, guys were. It's not the most profound exploration of its subject, but it's a tense and entertaining thriller.

I am enjoying this drama so far but I have to admit that it is necessary to suspend belief at times in order to follow the plot. I have to assume that there was a considerable time between his recruitment by the STASI and being sent West as an ADC to a General. He has to have been trained fully in spy "tradecraft" he had to be trained in the ways and disciplines of the German Army and he had to have had a convincing back story to cover his training etc. What happened to the body of the man he "replaced"? Surely that would have alerted the security services that a "dead" man was now ADC at a major NATO conference. It is details like this that are the enemy of the avid watcher of these sorts of film. So it's because of these inconsistencies and inaccuracies that I am only able to Rate the show 5. I can come back at the end and see how I feel then.

IF you already like the series "The Americans", remember the 80's and don't mind subtitles.It is a nice German spy adventure involving the youth in the German states that had been divided since the end of WW2.I was 28 years old at the time this story takes place so... there were more than a few sentimental moments for me. It can be a lot of fun if, like me you are old enough to remember songs like "99 Luftballons". Or maybe you remember that sensation first time you ever used that "new" Sony Walkman? WOW!Obviously this is a TV series so it isn't Shakespeare but... I found the writing more than adequate. Actors were good too. I found it easy to follow even while reading subtitles. (I only understand a tiny bit of German).Watching as a U.S. citizen is a real bonus too. I do remember most of the historical events depicted but... from a much different perspective. It was eye opening to finally consider what it must have been like for the people living in Europe during this period.