The Wave
Film2008107 min

The Wave

Taste attributes: dramathrillerteenfastheavyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Evil is something that you learn"

Boxlist takeAn intimate thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.

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Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltJennifer UlrichChristiane Paul

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2008
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
Constantin Film
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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