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DramaComedy

The Edukators

- Every heart is a revolutionary cell.

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Release Date : 2004-10-25

Language :German

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Y3 FilmCoop99 FilmproduktionSWRARTE

Production Country : AustriaGermany

Alternative Titles : The Edukators

Cast

Daniel Brühl

Character Name : Jan

Original Name : Daniel Brühl

Gender : Male

Julia Jentsch

Character Name : Jule

Original Name : Julia Jentsch

Gender : Female

Stipe Erceg

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Stipe Erceg

Gender : Male

Burghart Klaußner

Character Name : Justus Hardenberg

Original Name : Burghart Klaußner

Gender : Male

Peer Martiny

Character Name : Villenbesitzer

Original Name : Peer Martiny

Gender : Male

Petra Zieser

Character Name : Villenbesitzerin

Original Name : Petra Zieser

Gender : Female

Laura Schmidt

Character Name : Tochter

Original Name : Laura Schmidt

Gender : Male

Sebastian Butz

Character Name : Sohn

Original Name : Sebastian Butz

Gender : Male

Oliver Bröcker

Character Name : Globalisierungsgegner

Original Name : Oliver Bröcker

Gender : Male

Hanns Zischler

Character Name : Vermieter

Original Name : Hanns Zischler

Gender : Male

Claudio Caiolo

Character Name : Paolo

Original Name : Claudio Caiolo

Gender : Male

Bernhard Bettermann

Character Name : Jules Chef

Original Name : Bernhard Bettermann

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2024-06-08

Though it does rather run out of steam at the end, this is quite a fun dramatisation following three radical twenty-somethings who want to teach the wealthy a lesson. "Jan" (Daniel Brühl) and "Jule" (Julia Jentsch) decide to break into the luxury home of "Herdenberg" (Burghart Klaußner) and have some fun. They rearrange his furniture, pinch his booze - even throw his expensive leather sofa into his swimming pool. They leave before he gets home, but quickly she discovers she has left her phone behind. They're not so lucky on their return visit to fetch it, and soon they find themselves with an unwilling hostage and on the run. They draft in the support of her boyfriend and fellow activist "Peter" (Stipe Erceg) and head to a remote cabin where the four, over a period of a few days, start to rethink their lives, loves and priorities. Thing is, what are they to do with their prisoner? It's an enjoyably lighthearted drama, this, with engaging performances from Brühl and from Jenstch whilst we watch Klaußner never quite sure if his character is a man, with a lively past of his own, who can be trusted. It is too long, and the second hour could do with some judicious use of the razor blade, but the writing delivers quite an understated yet potent message about what actually matters and at how politics change as we age and in many cases re-evaluate.