Name: The Wave
Director: Dennis Gansel

The Wave (2008)

To give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher conducts a social experiment.

Director: Dennis Gansel
Cast: Jacob Matschenz, Odine Johne, Tim Oliver Schultz, Christiane Paul, Jürgen Vogel, Elyas M'Barek, Frederick Lau, Cristina do Rego, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Max Mauff, Elyas MBarek, Amelie Kiefer, Fabian Preger, Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow, Maximilian Vollmar

Runtime: 01h 46m
Type: Movie

To give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher conducts a social experiment.

Runtime: 01h 46m
Type: Movie

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