The Wave

2008 • 1h 47m • Drama, Thriller

67%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Dennis Gansel

Writers

Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel

Status

Released