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The Wave

Movie · 2008 · 107 min

A slow-building classroom experiment turns into a chilling cautionary tale, gripping and unsettling as it shows how easily belonging curdles into fanaticism.

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2008 film by Dennis Gansel
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Year
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Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • identity
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, teen, political thriller
Directed by
Dennis Gansel
Written by
Dennis Gansel, Peter Thorwarth
Starring
Dennis Gansel, Max Riemelt, Liv Lisa Fries, Elyas M'Barek, Christiane Paul, Jennifer Ulrich, Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau
Music
Heiko Maile
Cinematography
Torsten Breuer
Runtime
107 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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