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13 March 2008 (Germany) morePlot:
A high school teacher's unusual experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own. | full synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Berlin & Beyond '09 Review: "The Wave" (From JustPressPlay. 17 January 2009, 3:03 PM, PST)
Torino Film Festival Wrap Up
(From Twitch. 1 December 2008, 9:12 AM, PST)
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Fascinating movie about group dynamics moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jürgen Vogel | ... | Rainer Wenger | |
| Frederick Lau | ... | Tim Stoltefuss | |
| Max Riemelt | ... | Marco | |
| Jennifer Ulrich | ... | Karo | |
| Christiane Paul | ... | Anke Wenger | |
| Jacob Matschenz | ... | Dennis | |
| Cristina do Rego | ... | Lisa | |
| Elyas M'Barek | ... | Sinan | |
| Maximilian Vollmar | ... | Bomber | |
| Max Mauff | ... | Kevin (as Maximilian Mauff) | |
| Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow | ... | Ferdi | |
| Tim Oliver Schultz | ... | Jens | |
| Amelie Kiefer | ... | Mona | |
| Fabian Preger | ... | Kaschi | |
| Odine Johne | ... | Maja |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Wave (USA)A Onda (Brazil) (festival title) (Portugal) [pt]
A hullám (Hungary) [hu]
Bølgen (Denmark) [da]
Experiment 2 (Russia) [ru]
Fala (Poland) [pl]
L'onda (Italy) [it]
La ola (Argentina) [es]
La vague (France) [fr]
Nás vodca (Slovakia) [sk]
Nás vudce (Czech Republic) [cs]
Tehlikeli oyun (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
To kyma (Greece) [el]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Germany:12 | Czech Republic:12 | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MAFilming Locations:
Berlin, GermanyFun Stuff
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Based on the novel "The Wave" by Todd Strasser (under the pen name Morton Rhue), a fictionalized account of the "Third Wave" teaching experiment by Ron Jones that took place in a Cubberley High School history class in Palo Alto, California in April 1967. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: (At 57:15) The teacher is formally called Rainer Wenger, although informally he uses his first name is Rainer, among his students initially and later his surname during the project, Wenger. One might think the principal would use his first name when talking to him, but in Germany when adult colleagues speak to each other, they use their last name when talking to each other, i.e. Herr Wenger. moreSoundtrack:
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This movie underlines that man is a social creature. We naturally form groups, groups of friends, of people who like the same music etc. Especially when we are young, belonging to a group is important, it makes our identity, who we are -- as opposed to who everyone else is. And so the teacher in the movie uses what is naturally there, to teach his pupils about autocracy. It shows what happens when you stress that identity, when you stress the sameness, and thus also the otherness of those not belonging to the group. Eventually it shows how easy it is for one, for the group to slip, even without being aware of it. Autocracy isn't dead, it is alive and it is easy. This movie is a must see for everyone, but especially for the young.