The Wave

The Wave
2008
★★★★☆ 7.5/10
⏱️ 107 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
DramaThriller
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.

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Cast

Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel
Rainer Wenger
Frederick Lau
Frederick Lau
Tim
Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt
Marco
Jennifer Ulrich
Jennifer Ulrich
Karo
Christiane Paul
Christiane Paul
Anke Wenger
Elyas M'Barek
Elyas M'Barek
Sinan

Crew

Director
Dennis Gansel
Writer
Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel
Producer
Christian Becker, Nina Maag

Production

Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Medienfonds GFP, B.A. Produktion, Constantin Film, Celluloid Dreams

Keywords

high schoolexperimentdictatorgymnasiumtrainerclassroomfascismnational socialismviolence in schoolstraining