The Wave (2008)
- Original title
- Die Welle
- Directed by
- Dennis Gansel
- Genre
- drama film, teen film, political thriller film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 3,638 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A high school teacher runs an experiment to show his students how easily autocracy can take hold. The class quickly becomes a fascist movement that spirals out of control.
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What happens
The Wave (German: Die Welle) is a 2008 German socio-political thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Jennifer Ulrich and Max Riemelt in the leads. It is based on Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave and Todd Strasser's novel The Wave. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion. The movie was successful in German cinemas, and 2.3 million people watched it in the first ten weeks after its release. In the film, a history teacher starts an experiment in manipulation of the masses, while trying to teach his class about autocracy. The students unwittingly start embracing fascism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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