The Wave

The Wave

Introduction

The film in focus was set in a German city, which occurred over an entire week, through which the teacher, Rainer Wenger played by the charismatic Jürgen Vogel, comes up with the idea of an experiment for the class he teaches. The experiment is to explain the autocratic government, its functions and its effects. The role-playing leads to the transformation of Rainer into a powerful figure.

The film unrolls with Wenger, starting project week by introducing autocracy to the class. The students are the Second World wars third generation and are not of the belief that dictatorship can be developed ...