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Before the Fall
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
2004 · Directed by Dennis Gansel · 117 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
Men make history. We make the men.
Crew
- Written by: Maggie Peren, Dennis Gansel
- Cinematography: Torsten Breuer
- Edited by: Jochen Retter
- Music: Angelo Badalamenti, Normand Corbeil
- Production design: Matthias Müsse
- Produced by: Molly von Fürstenberg, Viola Jäger, Harald Kügler
Cast
- Max Riemelt as Friedrich Weimer
- Tom Schilling as Albrecht Stein
- Devid Striesow as Heinrich Vogler
- Joachim Bißmeier as Karl Klein
- Justus von Dohnányi as Heinrich Stein
- Michael Schenk as Josef Peiner
- Florian Stetter as Justus von Jaucher
- Alexander Held as Friedrich's Father
- Sissy Höfferer as Friedrich's Mother
- Jonas Jägermeyr as Christoph Schneider
Production
- Country: Germany
- Language: German, Portuguese
- Studios: Seven Pictures, Constantin Film, OLGA FILM
- Budget: $4,500,000
- Box office: $3,764,219
- Themes: transporter, nazi, boarding school, world war ii, elite unit, children in wartime
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