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The Wave

2011·1h 47m·Not Rated
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
121,965 votes

A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.

The Wave is a 2011 drama thriller movie directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Max Riemelt, Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 121,965 votes and runs 1h 47m.

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Director
Dennis Gansel
Stars
Max Riemelt
Jürgen Vogel
Frederick Lau
Jennifer Ulrich
Details
2011-05-27
107 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Germany, France
★ German
Keywords
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