Die Welle (2008)
Der ambitionierte Lehrer Rainer Wenger ist ein geistiges Kind der 68er. Natürlich sieht er es als seine Pflicht an, den Schülern in der politischen Projektwoche die Anarchie zu erklären. Aber der ehemalige Hausbesetzer bekommt das Thema „Autokratie“ zugewiesen. Doch die erste Stunde gestaltet sich sehr schwierig. Die Schüler sind sich sicher dass eine Autokratie oder ihre Spielart, die Diktatur, keine Chance mehr in Deutschland hätte. Zu aufgeklärt sei man heute. Wenger ist entsetzt über die Sorglosigkeit seiner Schüler in dieser Frage und beginnt ein Experiment ...
Der Regisseur:
Dennis Gansel
Die Autor:
Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel.
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Jürgen Vogel as Rainer Wenger |
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Frederick Lau as Tim |
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Max Riemelt as Marco |
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Jennifer Ulrich as Karo |
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Christiane Paul as Anke Wenger |
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Elyas M'Barek as Sinan |
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Cristina do Rego as Lisa |
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Jacob Matschenz as Dennis |
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Maximilian Vollmar as Bomber |
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Tim Oliver Schultz as Jens |
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Amelie Kiefer as Mona |
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Max Mauff as Kevin |
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Fabian Preger as Kaschi |
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Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow as Ferdi |
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Odine Johne as Maja |
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Tino Mewes as Schädel |
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Karoline Teska as Miri |
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Marco Bretscher-Coschignano as Dominik |
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Lennard Bertzbach as Bommel |
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Tommy Schwimmer as Maxwell |
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Joseph M'Barek as Thorben |
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Jaime Krsto Ferkic as Bobby |
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Lucas Hardt as Kulle |
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Maren Kroymann as Dr. Kohlhage |
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Teresa Harder as Karo's Mutter |
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Thomas Sarbacher as Karo's Vater |
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Alexander Held as Tim's Vater |
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Johanna Gastdorf as Tim's Mutter |
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Friederike Wagner as Marco's Mutter |
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Hubert Mulzer as Dieter Wieland |
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Dennis Gansel as Martin |
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Natascha Paulick as Verkäuferin |
| Production | Nina Maag | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Heiko Maile | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter Thorwarth | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Milos | Costume Design |
| Directing | Dennis Gansel | Director |
| Camera | Torsten Breuer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ueli Christen | Editor |
| Production | Christian Becker | Producer |
| Writing | Dennis Gansel | Screenplay |
| Production | Ulrike Fauth | Production Manager |
| Production | Martin Moszkowicz | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Groenewold | Co-Producer |
| Art | Knut Loewe | Production Design |
| Production | Franziska Aigner | Casting |
| Production | Antonio Exacoustos | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Saal | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Hendrik Holler | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Tomas Bastian | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Philipp Sellier | Foley Recordist |
| Art | Darius Ghanai | Title Designer |
| Camera | Conny Klein | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Tomas Bastian | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Tomas Bastian | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Hendrik Holler | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Rainer Werner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dierk Beck von Rohland | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jan Birka | Continuity |
| Sound | Jörn Poetzl | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Johnny Dawkins | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Ron Jones | Idea |
| Writing | Todd Strasser | Novel |