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The Wave

Original title: Die Welle

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

2008 · 1h 47m

Directed by Dennis Gansel

7.5

TMDB audience score
3,733 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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  • Kanopy

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Cast

  • Jürgen Vogel
    Rainer Wenger

  • Frederick Lau
    Tim

  • Max Riemelt
    Marco

  • Jennifer Ulrich
    Karo

  • Christiane Paul
    Anke Wenger

  • Elyas M'Barek
    Sinan

  • Cristina do Rego
    Lisa

  • Jacob Matschenz
    Dennis

  • Maximilian Vollmar
    Bomber

  • Tim Oliver Schultz
    Jens

  • Amelie Kiefer
    Mona

  • Max Mauff
    Kevin

  • Fabian Preger
    Kaschi

  • Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
    Ferdi

  • Odine Johne
    Maja

  • Tino Mewes
    Schädel

  • Karoline Teska
    Miri

  • Marco Bretscher-Coschignano
    Dominik