BigList
Login / Sign up
The Wave (2008)

The Wave (2008)

Drama Thriller

Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers.

Release Date: 2008, March 13
Directors: Dennis Gansel
Countries: Germany
Production: Rat Pack Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Constantin Film, Celluloid Dreams
Cast: Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Max Mauff, Jaime Krsto Ferkic, Elyas M'Barek, Teresa Harder, Jürgen Vogel, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul, Cristina do Rego

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.

Keywords:

fascism high school trainer training experiment philosophical national socialism education dictator classroom autocracy violence in schools gymnasium high school teacher squatter anarchist water polo homepage