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The Wave (2008)
Director: Dennis Gansel
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Runtime107 min
Rating15
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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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Directed by Dennis Gansel, The Wave (2008) is a gripping social thriller that explores the chilling ease with which totalitarian regimes can emerge. Anchored by strong performances from Jürgen Vogel and Frederick Lau, the film offers a thought-provoking examination of human nature and the dangers of groupthink that will captivate fans of character-driven dramas.
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The Wave 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.
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