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The Edukators, originally titled Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, is a 2004 German-Austrian drama film directed by Hans Weingartner, who also served as screenwriter and producer alongside Antonin Svoboda. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, and Burghart Klaußner. Filmed in Berlin and Austria, the narrative is set in Berlin and Tyrol. The film explores themes of protest, social inequality, intergenerational struggle, and power.
The plot follows three activists who devise a kidnapping plot after encountering a businessman in his home. The work is categorized as a drama, crime, comedy, and romance film, with keywords including ransom, politics, hostage, revolution, and girlfriend. It was released on October 25, 2004, and has a runtime of 127 minutes. The film received the German Film Award for Best Feature Film and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor at the 17th European Film Awards.
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7.2Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Cast
- Daniel Brühl as Jan
- Julia Jentsch as Jule
- Stipe Erceg as Peter
- Burghart Klaußner as Justus Hardenberg
- Peer Martiny as Villenbesitzer
- Petra Zieser as Villenbesitzerin
Themes
- ransom
- politics
- hostage
- revolution
- girlfriend
- love
- friends
- burglary
- debt
- mansion
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
32,621 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 17th European Film Awards
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prosperity
- Creator
- Hans Weingartner
- Director
- Hans Weingartner
- Producer
- Antonin Svoboda
- Narrative location
- Tyrol
- Filming location
- Austria
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 369099
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
- publication date
- 2004-00-00
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
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