Advantages: Fantastic cinematography, great performances, well shot, keeps you interested, good political conscience Disadvantages: maybe a slightly weak plot.
...Jan and Peter are the Edukators. By day they live together in a two-bedroom apartment, living just as any other 20-something would, and dreaming of a better world, and world where things are just fairer, and world run for people, not profit.
Jule is Peter's girlfriend. Hopelessly in debt, she is evicted from her flat, unable to pay the rent, and moves in with Jan and Peter. Jule was looking forward to going away for a break with Peter to Barcelona, ... ...decide that instead of tidying the apartment, Jule can afford to lose the deposit on her flat, and as a final "fuck you" to her former landlord, they daub red paint on the walls and take photos, before leaving.
Jan tells Jule about his and Peter's political beliefs, and it is whilst they're out driving that he tells her the most shocking thing of all. He and Peter are "The Edukators". They break into villas and mansions at night, when the owners ...
lewisskinner 18.11.2005
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Advantages: Well thought out, interesting ideas Disadvantages: Occasionally a little predictable
...Hans Weingartner and nominated for the 2004 Golden Palm award at Cannes film festival, The Edukators is a German-Austrian film set in contemporary Berlin. Focusing on the lives of 3 young activists, Jule (Julia Jentsch), her boyfriend Peter (Stipe Erceg) and his morally righteous best-friend Jan (Daniel Bruehl, of Good Bye Lenin fame), the story unfolds in two directions. The film opens with a obviously wealthy family returning to their house to ... ...fetten Jahre sind vorbei (literally; the fat years are over meaning the days of plenty are numbered and the title of the original German release), signed the Edukators. Through the films development it is realised that Jan and Peter are responsible for this as they undertake nighttime missions to 'educate' the rich. They break into houses but never steal leaving notes for the owners to let them know they have too much money. The film turns when peter ...
flyingllamas 02.07.2009
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Advantages: Original Concept, Intruiging and Thought Provoking Disadvantages: None
...is one of my favorites. The Edukators or Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei by it original German title is a German film with English subtitles.
Before I get into the storyline of the film itself belw I have provided some other information that may help you:
Actors: Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg Directors: Hans Weingartner Format: PAL Language German Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: 15
Studio: Ugc Films DVD Release Date: ... ...B0009YVCYA Now onto the film itself. The storyline revolves around Jan (Bruhl), Peter (Erceg) and Jule (Jentsch + Peter's Girlfriend), These three are The Edukators, politically minded, rebelious and think its time society changed.
The Edukators fed-up with the world as it is, where there are third world children and underpaid employees making products at unacceptable wages for mega rich company bosses. The Edukators decide its time to let the rich ...
Foxy1982 30.08.2007
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