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The Wave · LeviOsa

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2008·16

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

DramaThriller1h 47m

🍅67%

🍅

67%

Tomatometer

🍿

80%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorDennis Gansel

ReleasedMar 13, 2008

StatusReleased

Original languageGerman

Budget

$7.5M

Revenue

$32.4M

Parental guide16BR

Studios

Rat Pack FilmproduktionB.A. Produktion

Constantin Film

Celluloid Dreams

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Rainer Wenger

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Tim

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Marco

Jennifer Ulrich

Jennifer Ulrich

Karo

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

Anke Wenger

Elyas M'Barek

Elyas M'Barek

Sinan

Cristina do Rego

Cristina do Rego

Lisa

Jacob Matschenz

Jacob Matschenz

Dennis

Maximilian Vollmar

Maximilian Vollmar

Bomber

Tim Oliver Schultz

Tim Oliver Schultz

Jens

Amelie Kiefer

Amelie Kiefer

Mona

Max Mauff

Max Mauff

Kevin

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Based on a true story, though relocated to Germany, this thought provoking film has an interesting premise, but suffers through a lack of believability.”

67% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

K

Kalvin Henely

RTSlant MagazineJun 3, 2011

The Wave is top-heavy and light-footed, racing its winning idea-that fascism can still be attractive to some, even in modern Germany-past itself.

J

Jeannette Catsoulis

RTNew York TimesMay 26, 2011

"The Wave" feels overdetermined and ploddingly dramatized.

D

Derek Malcolm

RTLondon Evening StandardSep 19, 2008

It's a strong film but in the end a rather obvious one.

D

David Nusair

RTReel Film ReviewsDec 9, 2011

The inclusion of an engrossing (yet expected) finale ensures that The Wave ends on an exceedingly positive note...

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Information

Title

The Wave

Released

Mar 13, 2008

Rated

16

Region of Origin

Germany

Original Audio

German

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studios

Rat Pack Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion

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