A high school teacher's unusual experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Based on a real-life experiment that took place in a Californian high school The Wave tells the story of a high school teacher&39;s unusual class experiment In an attempt to demonstrate what life is like under a dictatorship the teacher comes up with an experiment to explain to his students how totalitarian governments work A role-playing game with tragic results Within a few days what began with harmless notions like discipline and community builds into a real movement The Wave As the students boundaries are pushed things begin to spiral out of control and this newly found cult starts to take on a life of its own Actors Jurgen Vogel Frederick Lau Max Riemelt Jennifer Ulrich Christiane Paul Jacob Matschenz Cristina do Rego Elyas M&39;Barek Maximilian Vollmar Max Mauff Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow Tim Oliver Schultz Amelie Kiefer & Fabian Preger Director Dennis Gansel Certificate 15 years and over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages German - Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 40 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
German drama exploring the nature of fascism. Rainer Wegner (Jurgen Vogel) is a high school teacher who is less than enthusiastic when he finds himself relegated to teaching the concept of autocracy as part of the school's project week. His students, similarly uninspired, approach the project with complacency and apathy - until Rainer hits on the novel idea of devising an unorthodox experiment within the class. To show what life would be like under fascism, Rainer begins to introduce various disciplines for his pupils to follow. However, the experiment quickly grows out of control and develops into an exclusive cult - 'the wave' - with its own uniform and salute. Even the self-professed anarchist Rainer starts to become intoxicated with his new status as cult leader. The film is based on the novel by Todd Strasser, which in turn was inspired by true events that took place in Palo Alto, California.
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