The Edukators (2004)
Three young German radicals enjoy breaking into the homes of the wealthy as an act of political rebellion. When they are forced to deal with a businessman who has caught them in the act, the trio makes a rash decision and their futures are quaked. Ideals are tested as generations collide, passions rage, and loyalties shatter. (IFC Films)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Hans Weingartner
Written By: Hans Weingartner, Katharina Held
Starring: Hanns Zischler, Daniel Brühl, Burghart Klaußner, Stipe Erceg, Julia Jentsch, Oliver Bröcker, Peer Martiny, Petra Zieser, Sebastian Butz, Knut Berger, Claudio Caiolo, Laura Schmidt
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Crime
AKA: Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei
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The Edukators belongs to 6 collections
1. Left-wing politics (collaborative: moderated by djross - 27 stars)
2. Most popular film from each country (as of 12/2014) (collaborative: moderated by juandr - 4 stars)
3. Cannes 2004 Official Selection (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
4. The Lost Picture Show Podcast (collaborative: moderated by Coheed - 2 stars)
5. 100 New Directors (collaborative: moderated by kaiku991)
6. Films I saw in the cinema (public: Malcym)
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| Sep 16, 2018 | chengming | 70 62nd |
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Manages to be both simplistic and excessive in its storytelling, but pacing and camerawork keep it watchable enough.
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| Apr 24, 2015 |  |
mandy | 6 44th |
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Fairly enjoyable but not sure it will stand the test of time. There are flaws in the characters motivations and non of it comes across as believable.
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| Aug 01, 2014 |  |
Julie Rubio | 93 40th |
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"Some People Never Change."
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| Dec 28, 2013 |  |
astrakhan | 78 57th |
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A movie with some interesting political ideas and youthful spirit but which doesn't genuinely connect with youth because it makes its protagonists not just impulsive, but implausibly dumb. I dunno, maybe kids are different in Germany.
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| Oct 22, 2013 |  |
Beer94 | 55 28th |
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Whilst I appreciate its boldness in screenplay and some neat comedic scenes, the snail-slow pacing and the overriding pretentious feel to the film made this quite mediocre and annoying to watch for me.
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| Aug 15, 2013 |  |
TheDiceman | 70 82nd |
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Good film.
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| Jul 10, 2013 |  |
Pursus | 49 11th |
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Horrifically boring. There was an OK movie in there somewhere, but it's not artful or intriguing enough to get away with pacing this slow.
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| Jun 17, 2013 | bob thrillin | 51 27th |
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Defines the term "sophomoric", and I say that as an avowed socialist. Trite and shallow right down to the cringe-worthy use of Hallelujah, used as it always is, in an attempt to inject some cheap emotion.
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| Jun 06, 2013 |  |
roofs_runner | 80 59th |
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This film has lots of nice moments and clever thoughts but it's socialistic orientation is way too annoying.
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| Aug 15, 2012 |  |
chmul_cr0n | 70 56th |
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The ending was kinda... :/
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| Oct 21, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 20 41st |
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"A well-meaning but direly protracted German/Austrian trifle." - Jason Clark
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| Oct 05, 2011 |  |
Hofschneider | 45 6th |
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Wow, is this superficial! The most sophomoric movie I have ever seen!
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| May 07, 2011 |  |
tinysausage | 73 52nd |
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Enjoyable little thriller that wears its political heart on its sleeve and is all the better for it.
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| Dec 09, 2009 |  |
alanstrang | 79 75th |
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inspiring and exciting
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| Nov 01, 2009 | Pampa | 80 70th |
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Muy Bunea
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| Sep 20, 2009 |  |
eschmrein | 70 53rd |
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It's clearly overstimated, but still good.
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| Feb 15, 2009 |  |
Iron_Dwarf | 40 9th |
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Even though the goal of the film is admirable, it is ruined by several things, the most important one being the very vague simplistic politics, which makes sure that you don't know why the three main characters do what they are doing.
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| Jan 20, 2009 |  |
eraserhead | 85 46th |
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Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei!
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| Dec 30, 2008 |  |
gor41 | 75 47th |
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Likeable tale of idealistic youth colliding with aged reality. It drifts a bit towards the end but raises some thought provoking issues.
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| Dec 29, 2008 |  |
lauratron | 60 21st |
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I was surprised this was only 2hours long; felt more like 3 1/2. Had its moments, but the politics was a bit thin. The remake will no doubt be an embarrassing mess.
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| Dec 21, 2008 |  |
Luna6ix | 77 61st |
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well made and acted. the idea is a great idea, but over time it just feels a bit boring. the quality was pretty decent, and the movie was generally pretty fun.
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| Aug 08, 2008 | TidusFFX | 77 56th |
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Good movie for sure, but the main "heroes" were terrible, their love triangle pointless and the ending weird. And of course, Hallelujah really didn't feel right in this movie. Worth watching anyway.
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| Jun 14, 2008 |  |
Vandelay1 | 86 95th |
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Very Nice
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| Mar 04, 2008 |  |
Danilolopes | 20 3rd |
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embarrassing...
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| Feb 07, 2008 | Zoominee | 90 90th |
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Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
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| Nov 07, 2007 | CatScandal | 46 14th |
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Incredibly mediocre. Less a film than a bunch of teens sitting around explaining an incredibly shallow understanding of socialism. Every element of the plot has been done better elsewhere, and it's so pedantic that one might as well read some Bakunin and get an in-depth, well-written explanation rather than some sparse cliffs-notes.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | mysterice | 70 66th |
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I really liked this movie. Good tight story and character driven plot. Not too heavy handed with the moral message.
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| Mar 12, 2007 |  |
auritech | 31 20th |
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This was about as interesting as a 90s yuppie slacker love film, and unfolds mostly the same way. The politics are wispy thin and predictably stupid but don't even fill a tenth of the movie. I found it nearly impossible to finish. It was just extremely dull and worthless.
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| Average Percentile 57.39% from 1095 Ratings |  |