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Film · Drama, Thriller

The Wave (2008)

★ 7.5 · 3,730 votesIMDb★ 7.6 · 123,352 votes1 h 42 minDrama, Thriller2008

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.

Director
Dennis Gansel
Writers
Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel, Johnny Dawkins
Country
Germany
Language
German
Release date
March 13, 2008
Original title
Die Welle

The Wave cast

  • Jürgen VogelRainer Wenger
  • Frederick LauTim
  • Max RiemeltMarco
  • Jennifer UlrichKaro
  • Christiane PaulAnke Wenger
  • Elyas M'BarekSinan
  • Cristina do RegoLisa
  • Jacob MatschenzDennis
  • Maximilian VollmarBomber
  • Tim Oliver SchultzJens
  • Amelie KieferMona
  • Max MauffKevin
  • Fabian PregerKaschi
  • Ferdinand Schmidt-ModrowFerdi
  • Odine JohneMaja
  • Tino MewesSchädel
  • Karoline TeskaMiri
  • Marco Bretscher-CoschignanoDominik
  • Lennard BertzbachBommel
  • Tommy SchwimmerMaxwell
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