The Wave

"Their teacher became their leader. His students became his soldiers."

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7.6/10

120,699 votes

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

European Film – People's Choice for Best European Film

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

European Film for Best Actor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$32.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$24.9M

ROI: +331%

Budget Recovery431% of budget

$0|Budget: $7.5M|Revenue: $32.4M

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17.8K

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302

7-Day Trend

-15%

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Based On

The Third Wave

social experiment

The Wave

written work

Story Setting

Set In

Germany

Themes & Subjects

#nazism#authoritarianism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Torsten Breuer

Film Editing

Ueli Christen

Music / Score

Heiko Maile

Production Companies

Constantin FilmRat Pack Filmproduktion

Distributors

Constantin Film

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Wave

Available in 22 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	—	Kanopy	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United Kingdom15

Germany12

Brazil16

Switzerland16

Denmark15

Ireland18

Netherlands12

Production

Director

Dennis Gansel

Writers

Peter Thorwarth, Dennis Gansel, Johnny Dawkins, Ron Jones, Todd Strasser

Production Companies

Rat Pack FilmproduktionB.A. ProduktionConstantin FilmCelluloid Dreams

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Rainer Wenger

Frederick Lau

Tim

Max Riemelt

Marco

Jennifer Ulrich

Karo

Christiane Paul

Anke Wenger

Elyas M'Barek

Sinan

Cristina do Rego

Lisa

Jacob Matschenz

Dennis

Maximilian Vollmar

Bomber

Tim Oliver Schultz

Jens

Amelie Kiefer

Mona

Max Mauff

Kevin

Tags & Keywords

high schoolexperimentdictatorgymnasiumtrainerclassroomfascismnational socialismviolence in schoolstrainingeducationsquatteranarchisthomepagehigh school teacher

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