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Welle, Die (The Wave)

Released in: 2008

Movie Description

A teacher's attempt to demonstrate the perils of dictatorship gets out of control, as his students become swept up in a wave of groupthink and compliance.

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  • teacher: 0.46
  • german: 0.36
  • experiment: 0.25
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  • wave: 0.16
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  • group: 0.11
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  • political: 0.08
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  • movement: 0.07
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