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The Wave

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

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  • Drama
  • Thriller

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.

Keywords

  • complicated
  • training
  • high school
  • experiment
  • dramatic
  • philosophical
  • aggressive
  • fascism
  • national socialism
  • shocking
  • trainer
  • autocracy
  • education
  • dictator
  • classroom
  • group dynamics
  • gymnasium
  • violence in schools
  • squatter
  • anarchist
  • homepage
  • high school teacher
  • water polo
  • commanding

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 13, 2008
Original language
German
Spoken languages
german
Countries
Germany
Budget
$7,500,000
Revenue
$32,350,637
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