Before the Fall
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- Runtime
- 117 mins
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. 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.
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. 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.
Cast
- Max Riemelt
- Tom Schilling
- Devid Striesow
- Joachim Bißmeier
- Justus von Dohnányi
- Michael Schenk
- Florian Stetter
- Alexander Held
- Sissy Höfferer
- Jonas Jägermeyr
- Leon A. Kersten
- Claudia Michelsen
- Thomas Drechsel
- Martin Goeres
- Michael Lerchenberg
- Thomas Sittler
- Julie Engelbrecht
- Johannes Zirner
- Götz Schubert
- Dennis Gansel
- Michael Gerber
- Michael Rast
- Otmar Brancuzský
- Ljuba Krbová
- Zdeněk Maryška
- Karel Dobrý
- Zdeněk Julina
Director
- Dennis Gansel
Producers
- Viola Jäger
- Harald Kügler
- Molly von Fürstenberg
