Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jürgen Vogel | ... | Rainer Wenger | |
Frederick Lau | ... | Tim Stoltefuss | |
Max Riemelt | ... | Marco | |
Jennifer Ulrich | ... | Karo | |
Christiane Paul | ... | Anke Wenger | |
Jacob Matschenz | ... | Dennis | |
Cristina do Rego | ... | Lisa | |
Elyas M'Barek | ... | Sinan | |
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Maximilian Vollmar | ... | Bomber |
Max Mauff | ... | Kevin (as Maximilian Mauff) | |
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Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow | ... | Ferdi |
Tim Oliver Schultz | ... | Jens | |
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Amelie Kiefer | ... | Mona |
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Fabian Preger | ... | Kaschi |
Odine Johne | ... | Maja |
High school teacher, Rainer Wenger, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more invested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? Written by napierslogs
That's what the title "Die Welle" means. A teacher makes an experiment. He wants his class to understand what autocracy means. It starts with them stopping calling him by first name. Then they have to rise while addressed. Then, there are uniforms and a special saluting. And then, it runs out of control.
The most disturbing thing is that the teacher slowly loses control over himself, until there is a disaster.
OK, does it take a week to form young people to fascists? That's not the point. How ever long it takes, the interesting answer here is that it is possible at all. Do we run that risk too? Well, if you look into yourself, you maybe won't find a fascist, but you'll probably find someone who wants to be a part of something. Whatever it is.