🎬 Drama, Thriller

The Wave

"Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers."

⭐ 7.5/10 2008 1h 47m Dir. Dennis Gansel

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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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7.5/10 3,626 votes

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Year
2008
Runtime
1h 47m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
3,626
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Director
Language
DE
Budget
$7.5M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Thriller 🎬 Dennis Gansel 👤 Jürgen Vogel 👤 Frederick Lau 👤 Max Riemelt
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Questions about The Wave

The Wave has a runtime of 1h 47m (1 hour and 47 minutes).
The Wave was directed by Dennis Gansel and released in 2008.
The Wave is a Drama, Thriller film (2008).
The cast of The Wave includes Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul.
The Wave has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 3,626 votes.

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