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Before the Fall
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7.0In 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. During his year in seventh column, 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.
Released: 2004-07-04117 minDir: Dennis GanselDramaBudget: $4.5MBox office: $3.8M
Cast
- Max Riemelt as Friedrich Weimer
- Tom Schilling as Albrecht Stein
- Devid Striesow as Heinrich Vogler
- Joachim Bißmeier as Karl Klein
- Justus von Dohnányi as Heinrich Stein
- Michael Schenk as Josef Peiner
Themes
- transporter
- nazi
- boarding school
- world war ii
- elite unit
- children in wartime
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 528649
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- title
- Napola – Elite für den Führer
- review score
- 65/100
- publication date
- 2005-02-04
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2000s war drama films2004 drama films2004 films2004 German films2004 German-language films2004 independent filmsFilms about Nazi GermanyFilms directed by Dennis GanselFilms scored by Angelo BadalamentiFilms scored by Normand CorbeilFilms set in boarding schoolsFilms set in the 1940sFilms shot in GermanyFilms shot in the Czech RepublicGerman boxing filmsGerman coming-of-age filmsGerman independent filmsGerman-language war drama filmsGerman war drama filmsGerman World War II filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 2 release dates