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The Wave

"Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers."

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.

Top Cast

  • Jürgen Vogel

    Jürgen Vogel

    Rainer Wenger

  • Frederick Lau

    Frederick Lau

    Tim

  • Max Riemelt

    Max Riemelt

    Marco

  • Jennifer Ulrich

    Jennifer Ulrich

    Karo

  • Christiane Paul

    Christiane Paul

    Anke Wenger

  • Elyas M'Barek

    Elyas M'Barek

    Sinan

  • Cristina do Rego

    Cristina do Rego

    Lisa

  • Jacob Matschenz

    Jacob Matschenz

    Dennis

  • Maximilian Vollmar

    Maximilian Vollmar

    Bomber

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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