The Edukators (2004)
"Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" (original title)

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Director:

Hans Weingartner

Writers:

Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner

Stars:

Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg

9 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Brühl	...	Jan
Julia Jentsch	...	Jule
Stipe Erceg	...	Peter
Burghart Klaußner	...	Hardenberg (as Burghart Klaussner)
Peer Martiny	...	Villenbesitzer Jürgen
Petra Zieser	...	Villenbesitzerin
Laura Schmidt	...	Tochter Laura
Sebastian Butz	...	Sohn
Oliver Bröcker	...	Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner
Knut Berger	...	Globalisierungsgegner
Hanns Zischler	...	Vermieter
Claudio Caiolo	...	Paolo
Bernhard Bettermann	...	Jules Chef
Sylvia Haider	...	Neureiche Frau 1
Claudia Jakobshagen	...	Neureiche Frau 2

Storyline

Berlin student Jule is hoplessly indebted due to an accident she caused, uninsuredly hitting a rich businessman's limousine. Evicted from her flat she moves in with her boyfrend Peter and soon learns that Peter and his flatmate, Jan, are breaking into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing or vandalizing, though, they carefully and ornately rearrange furniture and valulables and leave obscure messages. Jule convinces Jan, who has a crush on her, to pay a visit to the villa of her creditor.

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Plot Keywords:

activist | businessman | friend | love triangle | revolutionary | 

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Taglines:

Your Days Of Plenty Are Numbered

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Home Page [de] (German/English) Official site [tw]

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 November 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Edukators

Filming Locations:

Achenkirch, Tirol, Austria

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,075 (USA) (22 July 2005)

Gross:

$175,493 (USA) (14 October 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Y3 Film, Coop 99, Südwestrundfunk (SWR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hans Weingartner:  one of the protesters at the beginning.

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Goofs

After the first scene at Jan's and Peter's apartment, a cameraman with his camera (red light) is reflected in the Volkswagen bus when they are backing up from their parking place into the street. In the following scenes, every time we see the VW's rear, the curtains are closed in order to hide the cameraman seen before.

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Quotes

Hardenberg: I admit that some of what you say is true, but I'm the wrong person to be blamed for. Yes, I've been playing the game but I didn't make up the rules.
Peter: It's not who invented the gun, man. It's who pulls the trigger.

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Crazy Credits

There is an additional take after the credits related to the last project of the three protagonists.

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Connections

References The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

"68'er Funk"
Written by Andreas Wodraschke
Courtesy Y3 Film

User Reviews

Excellent movie...

This movie has everything to be an excellent movie for young people (but also enjoyable for older people). There is loads of political statement made which should make everyone think even if u don't share the opinion. I mean, how many movies are there which talk about politics at all? The movie is full of emotions acted pretty well. The camera which makes u feel to be very close to the scenes and the music support these emotions successfully.

Even if you are not that kind of anarchist, there are still some scenes which are just so familiar to yourself. It's a movie about youth itself I suppose.

The movie is a must-see