The Wave (2008)

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

★ 7.5 1h 47m Drama · Thriller

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

Cast

Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul, Elyas M'Barek, Cristina do Rego, Jacob Matschenz

Country

Germany

Released

March 13, 2008