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The Edukators (2005)

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Reviews Counted:72

Fresh:49

Rotten:23

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: The Edukators engagingly plays out the clash between youthful idealism and older pragmaticism.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use.

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:15-04-2005

Synopsis: Jule is a waitress who can't make ends meet. She moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan, two young men united by their passion to change the world. But Jule has a secret: an auto... Jule is a waitress who can't make ends meet. She moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan, two young men united by their passion to change the world. But Jule has a secret: an auto accident in the past has burdened her with lifetime payments to a successful businessman named Hardenberg. Peter and Jan also have a secret: they are the notorious "Edukators," mysterious perpetrators who break into the expensive homes of local yacht club members as an act of political rebellion. They wreak havoc and leave notes that read, "Your days of plenty are numbered." While Peter is away on holiday, secrets between Jan and Jule are disclosed and feelings between them intensify. They impulsively break into the home of the businessman to whom Jule is indebted. But their growing passion has made them careless and when they're forced to return to the villa the following night to retrieve a forgotten cell phone, Hardenberg surprises them. They have no choice but to call Peter for help, even if it means his finding out about their betrayal. The trio makes a rash decision and their futures (as well as Hardenberg’s) are put in jeopardy. Ideals are tested as generations collide, passions rage, and loyalties shatter. -- © IFC Films [More]

Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Burghart Klaussner, Stipe Erceg, Julia Jentsch

Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Burghart Klaussner, Stipe Erceg, Julia Jentsch, Petra Zieser

Director: Hans Weingartner

Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenwriter: Hans Weingartner
Producer: Antonia Svoboda, Hans Weingartner
Studio: IFC Films

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04/23/05
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Bruhl is as good here as he was in Goodbye Lenin and there's chemistry between all three characters, so you really believe in their complicated relationship.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
04/23/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The attractive cast also deliver very likeable performances, which convey the pleasure their idealistic characters derive from their militancy without ignoring the contradictions within their naive world-views.

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04/19/05
Tom Dawson
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BBC
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Its anti-capitalist rhetoric doesn't always agree and sometimes its soundtrack is just too on-the-ball not to be a damn distraction but it's incredibly entertaining.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
04/17/05
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

The Edukators manages to combine political discourse, a love-triangle and a hostage plot without sacrificing its graceful humour

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
04/14/05
Howard Swains
Howard Swains
Times [UK]
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There's such an important theme behind this gripping thriller that you can forgive the filmmaker for dragging it out a bit too long.

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
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10/18/08
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It's deeply heartfelt and affecting, filmed with a nervy camera style that lends a vivid immediacy to the action.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
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full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
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Much too didactic, obvious and simple-minded in its action story involving a radical act.

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11/18/05
Dennis Schwartz
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10/15/05
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What is interesting to watch are the unexpected turns that occur when a jilted lover, a kidnapped rich capitalist and a pair of new lovers are cooped up in an isolated chalet.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
10/07/05
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

Plays out like an ambivalent political tract, full of dissatisfaction but no conclusions.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
10/07/05
Liam Lacey
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09/26/05
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Although The Edukators, directed by Hans Weingartner, is a German-language film, it is set in a global village where all politics are local.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
09/22/05
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This supposedly progressive movie unintentionally delivers a sexist message as old as the garden of Eden: Don't let a woman get involved, because she'll mess things up.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
09/16/05
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
 
 
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