Cinematic background from The Wave 2008 - A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.

The Wave

2008

Drama, Thriller

Directors:
Dennis Gansel
Writers:
Dennis Gansel, Johnny Dawkins, Peter Thorwarth, Ron Birnbach, Ron Jones
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Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a black t - shirt is looking into the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of young men sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young woman with a head scarf on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man sitting at a table holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man sitting in front of a woman in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is sitting in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman pose for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman with short hair wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman smiles at the camera as a man sits next to her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A water polo ball floating on top of a body of water; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man in a white shirt and a black vest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a bald head in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man is looking over a white wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man with blonde hair wearing a blue jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man laying on a bed in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A large group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A wooden dock with a blue building in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man with blonde hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a bald head looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person's face in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man laying in a bed looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man standing in front of a wall in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man with blonde hair and a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman wearing a white hat looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man is smiling for the camera while two other young men are standing behind him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man sitting in front of a computer monitor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man smiling for the camera near a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A boat is sitting in the water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young girl smiles at a man on the beach; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of people standing in front of each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man smiling for the camera in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man walking down a hallway in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man walking down the side of a dock; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman is walking down the hallway of a building at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person with a fork in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a black shirt is standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman sitting in front of a man holding her arm up in the air; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman with long red hair is looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a bald head wearing a blue t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man sitting in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman sitting in an office chair in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man in a white t - shirt and a black vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person with a scarf on smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a shaved head wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of people in a pool with a man in a blue t - shirt; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man smiles while sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person wearing a blue t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man wearing a motorcycle helmet and smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman sitting in front of a man in front of a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is reading a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young woman with a bandana on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young girl is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman face to face in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a bald head looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of people sitting next to each other on the beach; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman talking to another woman in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the side of a road; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt and a man in a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman sitting in front of a group of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A person with curly hair smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man wearing a motorcycle helmet in a forest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A woman sitting in front of a laptop computer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man swimming in the water wearing a blue and white hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man sleeping in a bed with a blanket; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man with blonde hair and blue eyes looking up; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A bicycle with a woman in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a black t - shirt is standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man standing in front of a window with his hands on his hips; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman standing next to a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – Two people are sitting in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – Two bicyclists riding down the street on a sunny day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with glasses is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man with a bald head is sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young man holding a backpack while standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man standing in a parking lot at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A large white house with a large balcony on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A young woman with red hair looking at the camera with a man in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a leather jacket talking to another man in front of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man taking a picture of a woman and a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is walking down the street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wave” (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle