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Chapter "Die Welle" - didactic film material
Germany. Today. During a project week on the topic of "forms of government," high school teacher Rainer Wenger launches an attempt to make the emergence of a dictatorship tangible for the students. An educational experiment with disastrous consequences.
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Germany. Today. During a project week on the topic of "forms of government," high school teacher Rainer Wenger launches an attempt to make the emergence of a dictatorship tangible for the students. An educational experiment with disastrous consequences. What initially begins harmlessly with terms like discipline and community develops into a real movement within a few days. The name´s: the WAVE. On the third day, students begin to exclude and harass dissenters. When the situation finally escalates during a water polo tournament, the teacher decides to stop the experiment. Too late. THE WAVE has long since gotten out of control.... (text: Constantin Film)
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