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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2 award nominations, including the European Film Award: People's Choice Award for Best European Film (2008)
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Box office
Grossed $32.4M worldwide, about 4.3 times its $7.5M budget
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Based on
Based on The Wave and The Third Wave
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Heiko Maile
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Cinematography by Torsten Breuer
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Director: Dennis Gansel
Writers: Peter ThorwarthScreenplay
Dennis GanselScreenplay
Todd StrasserNovel
Original title: Die Welle
Status: Released
Release date: March 13, 2008
Original language: German
Budget: $7.5M
Revenue: $32.4M
Countries: Germany

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