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The Wave(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-03-13
75%
3425 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers.
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.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
Budget: $7,500,000.00
Revenue: $32,350,637.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Medienfonds GFP
B.A. Produktion
Movie: The Wave
Top 10 Billed 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
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