Die Welle

A German high school, autumn, a chalkboard scrawled with fascist ideologies. A charismatic teacher lectures, his students apathetic, until an experiment ignites. This cautionary tale lands better with a critical eye on groupthink.

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Dennis Gansel directed Die Welle in 2008. See Dennis Gansel's full filmography, where to start with Dennis Gansel, or where to go after you've seen everything by Dennis Gansel.

Die Welle was released in 2008 (DE original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.