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The Wave

2025 · 129 min

A vibrant, urgent musical drama that turns protest into performance, blending euphoric song and dance with the raw energy of collective resistance.

Tagline: When She Speaks Up, A Movement Rises
Overview: A music student’s testimony ignites a feminist uprising on her campus, where protest becomes performance and collective voice becomes an act of resistance.
How it feels: Uplifting, earnest, tense and warm. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Justice, gender, power, rebellion
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
gender
power
rebellion
trauma
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild