Directed by:
Dennis GanselCinematography:
Torsten BreuerComposer:
Heiko MaileCast:
Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul, Elyas M'Barek, Jacob Matschenz, Max Mauff, Cristina do Rego (more)VOD (1)
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In an attempt to engage his students in politics, a high school teacher takes the controversial decision to turn the classroom into a Nazi-style dictatorship. But what starts out as an innocent social experiment ends in tragedy when the roots of fascism begin to take hold of the students. Before long, notions of discipline and community give way to more sinister methods of intimidation and violence as the movement grows in power. Can the teacher quell the wave before it engulfs the entire school? Based on actual events, THE WAVE is a gripping drama that delves deep into the fascist mindset, exposing all its flaws and contradictions through the characters' newly-adopted behaviours and attitudes. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jürgen Vogel
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
Frederick Lau
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Captain (2017)
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Max Riemelt
East Germany
Jennifer Ulrich
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Atomised (2006)
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
Christiane Paul
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Wave (2008)
Elyas M'Barek
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Jacob Matschenz
East Germany
Best movies:
A Regular Woman (2019)
The Wave (2008)
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Max Mauff
Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Cristina do Rego
Brazil
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Meister des Todes (2015) (TV movie)
Beste Chance (2014)
Amelie Kiefer
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The Wave (2008)
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Odine Johne
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The Wave (2008)
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Tim Oliver Schultz
West Germany
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The Wave (2008)
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Fabian Preger
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Maximilian Vollmar
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
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Maren Kroymann
West Germany
Tino Mewes
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Generation War (2013) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Do Fish Do It? (2002)
Lennard Bertzbach
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
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Alexander Held
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
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The Wave (2008)
Lucas Hardt
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)