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The Edukators

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Original title

The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei)

Year

2004

Running time

127 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Hans Weingartner

Screenwriter

Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner

Cast

Music

Andreas Wodraschke

Cinematography

Matthias Schellenberg, Daniela Knapp

Producer

Y3 Film, Coop 99

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

When Jule is evicted from her flat because she can't pay the insurance for a car accident, she moves in with boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan. She soon discovers that the two youths have the curious passtime of breaking into mansions, and carefully rearrange the furniture. She convinces the pair to pay a visit to the home of her creditor, but it doesn't go exactly to plan, and soon the snide businessman is their captive.

Rankings Position

#43 Best German Movies of all time

Awards: 2004: 2 German Film Awards: Film Award in Silver and Best Supporting Actor

2004: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

2004: European Film Awards (EFA): nominated to Best Actor.

2004: Seville European Film Festival: Giraldillo de Plata- 2nd Best Film.

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Critics' reviews

"A fluid and gripping drama (...) is the first film to anatomize the contradictions of the rage-against-the-machine generation."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"A terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending"

Ray Bennett: The Hollywood Reporter
"'The Edukators' functions best as a loose portrait of the current generation of rebellious idealists. With greater critical distance on the filmmaker's part (...) it might have been something substantial."

Walter Addiego: SFGATE
"A deft, entertaining story that mixes menace with charm and satire with seriousness."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"The film's daring, honest ending helps redeem the uneven drama, but the road there may occasionally try the patience of even the most sympathetic armchair revolutionaries"

Tasha Robinson: Chicago Tribune
"A sweet, funny and gripping romantic adventure, it's about the limitations of political activism in this day and age, and what happens when your girlfriend and your best friend fall in love"

Carina Chocano: Los Angeles Times
Ambling drama shows an exasperating lack of economy and a weakness for diatribe dialogue, but b"ecomes progressively more involving after a laborious start"

David Rooney: Variety

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Ranking Lists Position

20 My Favorite German Movies (56)
73 My Top 10 Movies from 2004 (33)

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