The Edukators
(2004)
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The Edukators
(2004)
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| Julia Jentsch | ... | ||
| Stipe Erceg | ... | ||
| Burghart Klaußner | ... |
Hardenberg
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Peer Martiny | ... |
Villenbesitzer Jürgen
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Petra Zieser | ... |
Villenbesitzerin
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Laura Schmidt | ... |
Tochter Laura
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Sebastian Butz | ... |
Sohn
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Oliver Bröcker | ... |
Aggressiver Globalisierungsgegner
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Knut Berger | ... |
Globalisierungsgegner
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Hanns Zischler | ... |
Vermieter
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Claudio Caiolo | ... |
Paolo
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Bernhard Bettermann | ... |
Jules Chef
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Sylvia Haider | ... |
Neureiche Frau 1
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Claudia Jakobshagen | ... |
Neureiche Frau 2
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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. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}
Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (The Edukators) is the first German film in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival since Wim Wender's In weiter Ferne, so nah! (Faraway, So Close!) in 1993. The film's protagonists, Jan, Peter and Jule, dream of changing society. They form "The Edukators," a group that warns the rich and disturbs their material comfort with non-violent actions. In "the Edukators" Hans Weingartner raises the question: "What happened to the revolutionary generation of the sixties? Where are all the anarchists, hippies and idealists that wanted to change the world? I loved the movie, it is condemning and inspiring at the same time, depressing and uplifting and as a viewer you are forced to decide if you feel sympathy for the idealistic young people or the successful materialistic businessman. Or both?!