The Wave
The Wave
The Wave
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2008
1h 47m
7.5(3493 votes)
Drama
Thriller

Overview

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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Rat Pack Filmproduktion
Constantin Film
Celluloid Dreams

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Jürgen Vogel

Rainer Wenger

Jürgen Vogel
Acting

Frederick Lau

Tim

Frederick Lau
Acting

Max Riemelt

Marco

Max Riemelt
Acting

Jennifer Ulrich

Karo

Jennifer Ulrich
Acting

Christiane Paul

Anke Wenger

Christiane Paul
Acting

Elyas M'Barek

Sinan

Elyas M'Barek
Acting

Cristina do Rego

Lisa

Cristina do Rego
Acting

Jacob Matschenz

Dennis

Jacob Matschenz
Acting

Maximilian Vollmar

Bomber

Maximilian Vollmar
Acting

Tim Oliver Schultz

Jens

Tim Oliver Schultz
Acting

Amelie Kiefer

Mona

Amelie Kiefer
Acting

Max Mauff

Kevin

Max Mauff
Acting

Fabian Preger

Kaschi

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Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow

Ferdi

Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
Acting

Odine Johne

Maja

Odine Johne
Acting

Tino Mewes

Schädel

Tino Mewes
Acting

Karoline Teska

Miri

Karoline Teska
Acting

Marco Bretscher-Coschignano

Dominik

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Acting

Lennard Bertzbach

Bommel

Lennard Bertzbach
Acting

Tommy Schwimmer

Maxwell

Tommy Schwimmer
Acting

Joseph M'Barek

Thorben

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Acting

Jaime Krsto Ferkic

Bobby

Jaime Krsto Ferkic
Acting

Lucas Hardt

Kulle

Lucas Hardt
Acting

Maren Kroymann

Dr. Kohlhage

Maren Kroymann
Acting

Teresa Harder

Karo's Mutter

Teresa Harder
Acting

Thomas Sarbacher

Karo's Vater

Thomas Sarbacher
Acting

Alexander Held

Tim's Vater

Alexander Held
Acting

Johanna Gastdorf

Tim's Mutter

Johanna Gastdorf
Acting

Friederike Wagner

Marco's Mutter

Friederike Wagner
Acting

Hubert Mulzer

Dieter Wieland

Hubert Mulzer
Directing

Dennis Gansel

Martin

Dennis Gansel
Acting

Natascha Paulick

Verkäuferin

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