Movie #341 .........................."Edukators"

Movie #341 "Edukators" is a very different film -- it's full of philosophy, but it isn't preachy ---- the themes of the film come out in discussions between the kidnappers and the kidnappie (such a word?) ---- they all learn a little about each other's philosophy and learn to be more tolerant for the "other guy" ---- and that there are consequences for their political views. There's also some conflict with the love triangle of the two guys and the one girl, whom they both love. I esp. liked the powerful ending and the characters, (even the kidnappie) who are the meat of the film. I recommend it because it is so different from other films I have seen.




DONNA's rating: 4.0 stars
Average of 88,441 ratings: 3.7 stars
The Edukators(Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei)
2005R130 minutes
Peter (Stipe Erceg), Jan (Daniel Brühl) and Jule (Julia Jentsch) -- a trio of anticapitalist radicals who call themselves the Edukators -- rankle Germany's elite by breaking into mansions, rearranging the possessions and leaving menacing messages that warn of an impending class war. But when Jule leaves her cell phone behind and they return to the scene to retrieve it, an unexpected visitor forces them to improvise.

Cast:Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaussner, Peer Martiny, Petra Zieser, Laura Schmidt, Sebastian Butz, Oliver Brocker, Knut Berger, Hanns Zischler, Claudio Caiolo, Bernhard Bettermann, Sylvia Haider, Claudia JakobshagenDirector:Hans WeingartnerGenres:Foreign, Foreign Dramas, German Language, Foreign Comedies, Eastern Europe, Foreign Languages, Foreign RegionsLanguage:GermanThis movie is:Witty, Understated, SuspensefulFormat:DVD and streaming