The Wave
Die Welle
2008 · 1h 47m · Drama, Thriller · Germany · Rated 15 (GB)
Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers.
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.
Directed by
Dennis GanselBased on the novel by
Todd Strasser7.5Smart score
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anarchistautocracyclassroomcommandingcomplicateddictatordramaticeducationexperimentfascismgymnasiumhigh schoolhigh school teacherhomepagenational socialismphilosophicalshockingsquattertrainertrainingviolence in schoolswater polo
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