The Wave Page #2

Synopsis: High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more invested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Dennis Gansel
Production: Constantin Film
  9 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
107 min
Website
3,774 Views


Well, perhaps only few

dumb Easterners don't...

What does this mean ? I'm

also from East Germany.

You exactly know what

I mean, here bald heads.

Rainer, can't we talk

about anything else?

- What?

- Let talk about the Bush administration.

Wait a minute, It just

started to be interesting.

So, your opinion is that the dictatorship

in Germany is no longer possible, yes?

No way, we are much

more enlightened now.

Marco, what do you mean?

I do not know.

Well, we will have ten minute break.

What's going on here?

We have rearranged the tables, now

everybody has at least some place.

Bring your tables behind.

Possibly we can manage the

Project Week in a way as we want.

I suggest that we loosen

that whole thing a bit.

Has anyone anything against it?

Very good.

What is the basic foundation

for autocratic system?

Dennis?

An ideology.

Yes, what else?

Control.

Monitoring.

You think a bit too far.

Dissatisfaction.

Interesting.

But what I mean is: What is the

thing that any dictatorship has?

We have already spoken

about it earlier.

A leader, man

A leader?

Yes, bringing out a word leader (Fuhrer)

will only make this discussion harder.

But each dictatorship

has a central leader.

We can play a game here. So who

could be a leader here, among us?

You, as a teacher. Of course.

- I?

- Who else?

Well, I was hoping that somebody

else wanted to start first, perhaps.

I'm gonna' do it... I'm

going to be your Leader!

Forget it.

Rainer, you do it

Okay, so we agree.

Who want to support me during the

Project Week as your leading figure?

- Of what use can it be for us?

- Just wait a while.

I'm going to ask in another

way, who is against? Against?

Abstention?

Well.

Rainer Heil!

Such a leading figure deserves respect.

Therefore, I would like to be addressed

as Mr Wenger during that whole time.

Mr Wenger.

Now he is becoming megalomaniac.

Hey, didn't we just voted, right?

What do you want from me, Easterner?

Now, come do it with us.

You are not telling me what to do!

Watch your language, you dork.

Now please calm down. Come, take all

the stuff from your tables. Everything.

And from now on, only one who Is

permitted to speak, will speak.

Yes, Mr Wenger.

Did I give you the permission to talk?

No.

And one more thing, anybody

that speaks must stand up too.

Isn't that a bit too much?

Mona.

Isn't that a bit too

much... ...Mr Wenger?

Do you feel what?

What?

Spontaneous stand up's are

improving the blood circulation.

In the case you have

a low blood pressure.

But if you are standing up than you are not

so much sleepy and you' re better focused.

You can sit down again.

Marco, I know you're

tired from training...

...but sit straight.

Stretch your spine for once,

and put your feet parallel...

...and take a deep breath.

Do you feel the purpose of it?

Yes.

Marco?

Yes, Mr Wenger, I get better air.

Exactly, you get better air.

Then we are going to

this all together now.

Well, all stand up,

please. Stand up together.

What's happening now?

And take a deep breath.

Come on, stand up all of you!

Breathe in...

...and breathe out.

- And what about you?

- Not in the mood?

Then you have to go.

I don't force anyone, and that applies to

everybody. The whole thing here is voluntary.

- Stay cool now, Rainer.

- Mr Wenger.

Kevin, this is easy,...

...either you're with us or you go.

So what?

Let's go guys, this is much to "cranky".

Let's go Sinan. Bombers.

Comrade

Bye-bye-kowski!

You can sit down again.

What is even more

important in a dictatorship?

Discipline, Mr Wenger.

Very good, Tim.

Power through discipline.

Let's play a game of billiards.

Noooooo...

...i've got a better idea.

What's it dude?

I thought you are

here with M-class car?

This is my mother's car, wedding

anniversary gift from my father.

V8, 190 kW, 240 type.

I say, we bang this

Baby on the highway, or?

What about you?

No, I don't want to go.

How come?

Well, I going back to the classroom.

Have you completely

lost your mind or what?

Dude, I failed a year twice.

Do you know what's gonna' happen

if i don't pass my final exam?

And your situation

is not better as well.

I think you made a right decision.

Please sit behind.

Thanks to you, Rain... Mr Wenger.

We were just at the question of:

What are the social structures that

encourage developing of a dictatorship?

Lisa?

So what social structures are necessary?

Also, when there is so

much injustice and...

And people just do not know

if you... well..a social....

Ferdi Hey, what is this?

Lisa, please just sit down again.

Take a deep breath...

...think until you have

an answer, strait one.

I know that you can do it.

Try again, okay?

High unemployment and social Injustice.

Very well, high unemployment

and social injustice...

...are certainly helping

development of a dictatorship.

Tim?

A high inflation, Mr Wenger.

Well, inflation.

Political disenchantment.

Very well, Karo.

National awareness.

Yes we all have seen it

through Soccer World Cup....

...when suddenly all over the Germany

national flags were hanging out.

- That was super.

- I found it totally disgusting.

Yes, but that was one cool

thing during the World Cup.

When the Germans once again could

be proud of their own country...

...just like any other nation, so...

Nationalism could

only make things worse.

And as a result of it we have

hate towards everything else.

I think what Mona want to say is...

It's something like extreme nationalism.

Can we agree?

Well.

Mr Wenger?

After the class you

call me Rainer again.

It has been real fun today.

I also think its great that you are

getting involved. Keep up the good work.

Yeah... Mr Wenger.

Dude, be careful!

Be careful. Watch yourself.

Don't insult your sister.

What do you want? You

better give me some light.

But you are not allowed to smoke.

My father has allowed me.

Here you go.

Torsten might have said, you

can do what ever you want..

...but he surely has

not allowed you to smoke.

At least that's not your problem!

Let's go, leave that idiot alone.

- Retard.

- You're a retard.

You actually don't have a place to stay?

Hello precious.

Hello honey.

Do you want a drink?

Yes.

Don't you wanna ask me how it was?

And how was it?

It has been very interesting.

Mr. Wenger has shown

us how to sit properly.

Upright, spine straightforward, and...

...you know the feeling, when you

suddenly stand up, and your eyes black out.

That's because of a low blood pressure.

More roast meet?

Now we must stand up each

time we need to say something.

That's a good thing for blood pressure.

And our answers must

always be short and concise.

Very nice so why don't

you do it right now?

Suddenly we all have been fully

involved in it, such a weird energy...

...everybody is carried away.

Weird is exactly the word.

What does that mean?

Power through discipline.

Karo, sweetie, I'm

not so sure about it...

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