The Silent Revolution (2018)

Original title

Das schweigende Klassenzimmer

Directed by

Lars Kraume

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 258 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1956 East Germany, a high school class holds a silent protest for Hungarian revolution victims. They face pressure and interrogation from the state authorities for their act of defiance.

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What happens

The Silent Revolution (German: Das schweigende Klassenzimmer, lit. 'The Silent Classroom') is a 2018 German historical drama film written and directed by Lars Kraume. The film depicts the true story of a high school class in the German Democratic Republic, who have a moment of silence for the victims of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and who conflict with the state, based on the book of the same name by Dietrich Garstka who was one of the students. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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