Title: The Silent Revolution
Original Title: Das schweigende Klassenzimmer
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: Germany
- Language: German Russian
- Length: 111 Minutes (1 hour 51 min)
- Genre: Drama History
- Studios: Akzente Film- und Fernsehproduktion Studio Canal
- Distributor: Karma Films
Release Dates
- United States: October 22 2019
Plot
A pair of pupils from sixth-grade, Theo and Kurt, get their classmates to participate in a silent protest in solidarity the victims of the violent uprising, as a way to commemorate their deaths and the dead of their their Communist soccer hero. They start this memorial at class, leaving the teacher in shock. He doesn't know why why his pupils aren't answering any of his questions, and that makes him really angry. Every action has an equal oposite reaction and in Germany every action has political consequences. They end up being investigated by the headmaster of the school, the Education Board and the Minister of Education himself in order to find answers. They don't understand what exactly is the goal of the protest, but in order to end it they decide to give the entire class a warning. They will have only one week to reveal the person responsible for the idea, or they won't be able to graduate.
Cast
Director:
Volksbildungsminister Lange
Erik Babinsky
Kurt Wächter
Hermann Lemke
Frau Kessler
Kellnerin Eva
Edgar
Videos
'The Silent Revolution' Trailer
July 4 2018
Photos
Trivia
Before an Historical Moment
The film is set in 1956, just five years before the bulding of the Berlin Wall that divided the city.
Nominee in the "German BAFTAs"
The film was nominee to four awards in the German Film Awards: Best Picture, Screenplay, Costume Design and Cinematography. It couldn´t get any of them.
The director repeats with German history
It is the new film of Lars Kraume, the director of '[THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER]'.
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