Directed by:
Dennis GanselCinematography:
Torsten BreuerComposer:
Heiko MaileCast:
Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Christiane Paul, Elyas M'Barek, Jacob Matschenz, Max Mauff, Cristina do Rego (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In an attempt to engage his students in politics, a high school teacher takes the controversial decision to turn the classroom into a Nazi-style dictatorship. But what starts out as an innocent social experiment ends in tragedy when the roots of fascism begin to take hold of the students. Before long, notions of discipline and community give way to more sinister methods of intimidation and violence as the movement grows in power. Can the teacher quell the wave before it engulfs the entire school? Based on actual events, THE WAVE is a gripping drama that delves deep into the fascist mindset, exposing all its flaws and contradictions through the characters' newly-adopted behaviours and attitudes. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Johanna Gastdorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731569_chowwt.jpg)
Johanna Gastdorf
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Dennis Gansel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270078_9f13c2.jpg)
Dennis Gansel
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Napola (2004)
The Fourth State (2012)
![Liv Lisa Fries](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/806/166806059_85dac7.jpg)
Liv Lisa Fries
Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
Die Ermittler: Nur für den Dienstgebrauch (2016) (TV movie)
![Jaime Ferkic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176117_eccc2c.jpg)
Jaime Ferkic
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
The Flying Classroom (2003)
Seitenwechsel (2016)
![Teresa Harder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/545/159545694_0b34f4.jpg)
Teresa Harder
West Germany
Best movies:
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Wave (2008)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
![Karoline Teska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126091_057b70.jpg)
Karoline Teska
East Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Sources of Life (2013)
The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
![Hubert Mulzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/187/169187832_y488qw.jpg)
Hubert Mulzer
Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Wave (2008)
Beyond Silence (1996)
![Marco Bretscher-Coschignano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/297/160297136_c70917.jpg)
Marco Bretscher-Coschignano
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
![Friederike Wagner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/038/160038294_1fb471.jpg)
Friederike Wagner
West Germany
Best movies:
Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Joseph M'Barek
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Summer Storm (2004)
Military Academy (2007)
![Natascha Paulick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/589/160589451_7e523b.jpg)
Natascha Paulick
East Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Frozen Sky (2011) (series)
Antibodies (2005)
![Thommy Schwimmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/307/161307577_4d6d35.jpg)
Thommy Schwimmer
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Die Wolke (2006)
Der Bulle von Tölz (1996) (series)