Die Wellemovie | 2008 May 2026

During a project week on "Autocracy," high school teacher (played by Jürgen Vogel) is challenged by his students, who believe a dictatorship could never arise again in modern Germany. To prove them wrong, Wenger initiates a role-playing experiment:

Director Dennis Gansel was partially inspired by his grandfather, a former member of the National Political Academy (NAPOLA), which helped him understand the "seduction and psychology" behind fascism. Plot Summary Die WelleMovie | 2008

The film is a modernized adaptation of true events and previous literary works: During a project week on "Autocracy," high school