Summary:
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, seeing this as his ticket out of factory life to university and a good salary. During his year in seventh column (fifth form), this innocence is altered as 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; a night in the forest hunting for escaped Russian POWs brings things to a head.
| Runtime: | 110 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Olga Film GmbH |
| Genres: | Drama, Sport, War |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Dennis Gansel | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Dennis Gansel | Writer |
| Maggie Peren | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Devid Striesow | Vogler |
| Max Riemelt | Friedrich Weimer |
| Tom Schilling | Albrecht Stein |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Claudia Michelsen | Frau Stein |
| Florian Stetter | Justus Von Jaucher |
| Gerald Alexander Held | Friedrichs Vater |
| Joachim Bissmeier | Anstaltsleiter |
| Johannes Zirner | Torben Send |
| Jonas Jägermeyr | Christoph Schneider |
| Julie Engelbrecht | Katharina |
| Justus von Dohnanyi | Gauleiter Heinrich Stein |
| Leon A. Kersten | Tjaden |
| Martin Goeres | Siegfried Gladen |
| Michael Schenk | Sportlehrer |
| Thomas Drechsel | Hefe |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Harald Kügler | Producer |
| Molly von Fürstenberg | Producer |
| Viola Jäger | Producer |
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