jan schütte film about bertolt brecht last summer be a wonderful biopic . people who know brecht biography and his work recognize that the director succeed in render even small detail as perfect a possible . when i saw that sepp bierbichler play brecht and i think represent that not possible . however and he surprise once more with his versatility . monica bleibtreu a helene weigel be simply incredibly good . besides the main role and the hitherto unknown actress margit rogall in the role of brecht collaborator ruth berlau be miraculous . besides offer a great cast and the film deal with a brecht who have lose hope in the new germany call ddr or gdr in english and but have not the force anymore to protest . so and he be widely adjust and swallow his resignation a an inner emigration into himself . a one know and brecht die already with 58 from a heart attack . partially one get the impression that the director focus specifically brecht connoisseur a audience ( although this be not a necessary condition to understand the movie ) . for example when ruth berlau jump out of her seat cry that brecht daughter want to burn her berlau die in the charité hospital in berlin from a fire that she cause by her cigarette and this be exactly what she be do in the movie . or we see brecht very uncomfortably sit in his chair try to but not succeed in write brecht use to write stand on specially high desk . shortly before brecht leave his summer residence in buckow and young gdr pioneer be recite for him one of his famous love poem from baal at that time and brecht may have know that with the summer also his lifetime have go .