The Wave [Film and TV Commentary]

Reiner Wengel (Jürgen Vogel) is a teacher at a high school in Germany. The school is conducting an activity week with the theme of "State System". Since his favorite "Anarchy" class was taken by another teacher, he could only teach the "Dictatorship" class. For undisciplined students, any course is just for credit. They chatted loudly in class and were not interested in listening. Wen Geer ingeniously proposed a hypothetical "dictatorship" experiment. During the week-long experiment, Wen Geer was placed in a supreme position and the students had to obey him absolutely. From the initial playful mentality, these young men and women gradually indulged in this organization called "The Wave". They realized the importance of collectiveness and discipline, but unknowingly slipped into the abyss of "dictatorship" and "Nazi"... The film was adapted from real events and won the 2008 German Film Award for Outstanding Drama and Best Supporting Actor (Frederick Lau).