The Wave
2008 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Based on The Third Wave, The Wave
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-13
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 107 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (3,618 votes)
Themes
- high school
- experiment
- dictator
- gymnasium
- trainer
- classroom
- fascism
- national socialism
- violence in schools
- training
- education
- squatter
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jürgen Vogel
as Rainer Wenger
Frederick Lau
as Tim
Max Riemelt
as Marco
Jennifer Ulrich
as Karo
Christiane Paul
as Anke Wenger
Elyas M'Barek
as Sinan
Cristina do Rego
as Lisa
Jacob Matschenz
as Dennis
Maximilian Vollmar
as Bomber
Tim Oliver Schultz
as Jens
Directed by Dennis Gansel