The Edukators

Original title: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

20042004
RR
2h 7min

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

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

Director
- Hans Weingartner
Writers
- Katharina Held
- Hans Weingartner
Stars

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Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations

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The Edukators

Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, and Stipe Erceg in Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)

Director
- Hans Weingartner
Writers
- Katharina Held
- Hans Weingartner
All cast & crew
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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. —Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}

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Taglines
- Every Heart is a revolutionary cell
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
The song "Where's The Real Sky" is credited to Jeff Cole on the soundtrack and was mentioned in the movie as a favorite artist of Jan and Jule. Jeff Cole is a pseudonym for the score-writer, Andreas Wodraschke. The singer is his friend Sam Genders of London.

Goofs
The Mercedes that Jule keys in the parking garage is also used as Hardenberg's Mercedes when he arrives at his house right before catching Jule and Jan. You can see this by matching the license plate to each scene.

Quotes
[last words]
Note on Wall: "Some People Never Change."

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

Alternate versions
All foreign (non-German) theatrical versions omit a scene in the ending. The reason for this is that the scene had not been finished at the time the movie was shown at the Cannes film festival. But the distribution rights had already been sold to 44 countries and the director didn't want to force local distributors to take the new ending.

Connections
Referenced in Free Rainer (2007)

Soundtracks
Darts Of Pleasure
by Franz Ferdinand

Top review

9/10

warm, intelligent and entertaining

the edukators is a hugely enjoyable film that perfectly balances the human themes of friendship, love and trust with it's more political undertones.

the main characters are all performed with warmth and a playfulness that keeps the human side of the story engaging, while the plot develops with continual twists and tension. of course the idealism and activism of the protagonists plays a central roll, but the film never falls to the temptation to preach or bog itself down with weighty polemic.

all in all, the edukators is a breath of fresh air that is both satisfying to the head and the heart. highly recommended.

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Nov 1, 2004

Release date
- November 25, 2004 (Austria)
Countries of origin
- Germany
- Austria
Official sites
- Official site (Germany)
- Official site (Taiwan)
Languages
- German
- English
Also known as
- Eğitmenler
Filming locations
- Achenkirch, Tirol, Austria
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $175,493
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,075
- Jul 24, 2005
Gross worldwide
- $8,152,859

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Runtime
- 2h 7min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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