Movie

The Wave (2008)

• March 13, 2008
• 1h 47m

• Drama
• Thriller

“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.

Director

Dennis Gansel

Writers

Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel, Todd Strasser

Starring

Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt