The Wave

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The Wave (2008)

"Evil is something that you learn"

Audience Score

75

NR 1 hr 47 minMar 18th, 2008Thriller, Drama

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.

DirectorDennis Gansel

StarringJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax Riemelt

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as Rainer Wenger

Jennifer Ulrich

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 18th, 2008

Original Language:German

Production Companies:Constantin Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Medienfonds GFP

The Wave on the Web:Official Website

Movie Tags:experiment, education, training

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