Dw looks at all the top stories from europe, africa, asia, the americas, the middle east and australia. I was expecting an english subtitles option, which didnt exist on my disc. When rainer wegner, a popular high school teacher, finds himself relegated to teaching autocracy as part of the schools project week, hes less than enthusiastic. How can people easily become manipulated and become a part of a fascist movement. You can chose between english dutch and danish subtitles. The movie was produced in german with english subtitles.
The teacher essentially turns his class into a fascist movement to prove to them that something like the third reich could. See actions taken by the people who manage and post. There is violence with bloody detail in a scene in which a student shoots his peer and then shoots himself. World breaking news and perspectives from around the. This movie displays the stepbystep indoctrination into a facist political structure and told in a very well done manner. The german version ended up in the film but the english version is available on an international version of the soundtrack. You can include an image to complement your analysis.
The wave is a stylistic look at fascism and dictatorship. The subtitle database subtitlesbank is sure to delight lovers of world cinema masterpieces. Dw news and current affairs from germany and around the. High school teacher, rainer wegner, may be popular with the students, but hes also unorthodox. News and current affairs from germany and around the world dw. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels. We loved the movie my kids and i had read and enjoyed the book and discussed it at length we bought this video when we learnt that it was also made into a movie ironically it was a german movie with english sub titles we loved the energy of the young people, it seemed more in sync with reality rather than the book. With ludwig simon, luise befort, michelle barthel, mohamed issa. The wave is a 2008 german sociopolitical thriller film directed by dennis gansel and starring jurgen vogel, frederick lau, jennifer ulrich and max riemelt in the leads. Egy projekthet kereteben az osztalynak az autokracia temajat kell feldolgoznia. Created by jan berger, dennis gansel, peter thorwarth. For those in the know of how subtle indoctrination can occur, they scream out from the movie to you.
His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern germany. A new version of rhues novel in which a group of teenagers who start a youth movement which develops a dangerous momentum. It is based on ron jones social experiment the third wave and todd strassers novel, the wave. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The entire film is in german and is the only film on the subject mentioned below. The wave, which was directed by dennis gansel in 2008, gives us an important message. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. It is based on a real event from a californian high school in 1967 and transposed to germany today, the wave is a cautionary tale about the roots of fascism. Discover news from around the world as they happen.
News, offbeat stories and analysis of german and international affairs. Jurgen vogel, frederick lau, max riemelt, dennis gansel. In an attempt to instruct his students about the dangers of fascism and autocracy, a german highschool teacher stages a bold experiment to. Welle, concentric, herbst, ast notizbuch tagebuch schreibheft notizen 6 x 9 zoll 15,24 x 22,86 cm, 150 seiten, glanzende oberflache. The next german monday movie is as controversial as it is thrilling. Its also sends the perfect message of how vulnerable kids are to an. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated. During a project week, high school teacher rainer wenger jurgen vogel. German film based on a book based on an infamous and disputed social experiment that took place in a californian classroom in the 1960s.
I heard many words that were the same or had similar roots as english or were borrowed from popular american culture. I thought this was interesting because english is a germanic. In an attempt to instruct his students about the dangers of fascism and autocracy, a german highschool teacher stages a bold experiment to show how easily such ideas can take root. I speak a little german, but the speed and slang defeated me at times. Based on a true story a school teacher discusses types of government with his class. When wenger, an affable schoolteacher who seems to be rebellious towards traditional instruction, gets selected to teach a class on autocracy, he is upset. There is a scene in which two teens struggle and hold each other under water. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The film takes the basic premise and reworks the characters to fit with the german setting and changes the ending to become more dramatic, but remains a disturbingly realistic take on how history. Ironically it was a german movie with english sub titles. Based on a true story, the movie is even more powerful than the book. It is based on ron jones social experiment the third wave and todd strasser s novel, the wave. Hes forced to teach autocracy for the schools project week.