The Wave
2008 · Movie · 1h 47m
DramaThriller
"Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers."
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.5/10
Key crew
- Peter ThorwarthScreenplay
- Dennis GanselDirector
- Heiko MaileOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis GanselScreenplay
Cast
- Jürgen VogelRainer Wenger
- Frederick LauTim
- Max RiemeltMarco
- Jennifer UlrichKaro
- Christiane PaulAnke Wenger
- Elyas M'BarekSinan
- Cristina do RegoLisa
- Jacob MatschenzDennis
- Maximilian VollmarBomber
- Tim Oliver SchultzJens
- Amelie KieferMona
- Max MauffKevin
Stills
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Themes
high schoolexperimentdictatorgymnasiumtrainerclassroomfascismnational socialismviolence in schoolstrainingeducationsquatter