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  • 2005
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  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 7 m

Summary 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 Film...

Directed By: Hans Weingartner

Written By: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner

  • 2005
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 7 m

The Edukators

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary 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 Film...

Directed By: Hans Weingartner

Written By: Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
22 Reviews
18% Mixed
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That rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending.
By Ray Bennett FULL REVIEW
80
Uncommonly smart and interesting.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
80
A slyly effective thriller and of a deft comedy of romantic confusion. Whatever its shortcomings as a consideration of globalization and its discontents, The Edukators succeeds brilliantly in telling the story of a man who falls in love with his best buddy's girlfriend and doesn't know what to do about it.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
75
It's a rare film that gets smarter as it goes along, injecting a satisfying dash of pragmatism every time it seems ready to slip into either unearned idealism or cynical fatalism.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
70
Though the story drags for the first hour, this becomes a solid character study once the principals arrive at their hiding place.
By Hank Sartin FULL REVIEW
50
It could have been something substantial.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
20
The film begs for more action, thrills, and jokes, or more dramatic and painful revelations. What we get is an in-between mash of romantic ideals, a botched kidnapping, and some very good time wasted.
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Production Company Y3 Film, Coop99 Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), ARTE
Release Date Jul 22, 2005
Duration 2 h 7 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Every Heart is a revolutionary cell
Website http://diefettenjahre.de/
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Awards

Munich Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
German Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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