The Edukators (2004)

Original title

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

Directed by

Hans Weingartner

Genre

drama film, comedy film, crime film, romance film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 387 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three young friends in Berlin break into rich people's homes and rearrange things as a protest. Their secret activities and personal relationships get complicated when a kidnapping goes wrong.

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What happens

The Edukators (German: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei) is a 2004 crime drama film directed by the Austrian director Hans Weingartner. A co-production between Germany and Austria, it stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg, and Julia Jentsch as three young, anti-capitalist Berlin activists involved in a love triangle. The friends, calling themselves "the Edukators", invade upper-class houses, rearrange the furniture, and leave notes identifying themselves. Weingartner, a former activist, wrote the film based on his experiences and chose to use nonviolent characters. The film, shot in Berlin and Austria with digital hand-held cameras, was made on a low budget which Weingartner said kept the focus on the acting. First shown at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2004 and released in its home countries later that year, The Edukators was praised by critics and audiences. It grossed more than US$8 million worldwide and received a number of awards and nominations. It did, however, receive criticism mainly for its political statements and also for its long running time. It has become a cult film, part of a "German New Wave", and the inspiration for real-life actions and a 2013 stage adaptation in Brazil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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