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The Edukators (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 72

Fresh: 49

Rotten:23

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Consensus: The Edukators engagingly plays out the clash between youthful idealism and older pragmaticism.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use.

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Jul 22, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Jule is a waitress who can't make ends meet. She moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan, two young men united by their passion to change the world. But Jule has a secret: an auto... Jule is a waitress who can't make ends meet. She moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan, two young men united by their passion to change the world. But Jule has a secret: an auto accident in the past has burdened her with lifetime payments to a successful businessman named Hardenberg. Peter and Jan also have a secret: they are the notorious "Edukators," mysterious perpetrators who break into the expensive homes of local yacht club members as an act of political rebellion. They wreak havoc and leave notes that read, "Your days of plenty are numbered." While Peter is away on holiday, secrets between Jan and Jule are disclosed and feelings between them intensify. They impulsively break into the home of the businessman to whom Jule is indebted. But their growing passion has made them careless and when they're forced to return to the villa the following night to retrieve a forgotten cell phone, Hardenberg surprises them. They have no choice but to call Peter for help, even if it means his finding out about their betrayal. The trio makes a rash decision and their futures (as well as Hardenberg’s) are put in jeopardy. Ideals are tested as generations collide, passions rage, and loyalties shatter. -- © IFC Films [More]

Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Burghart Klaussner, Stipe Erceg, Julia Jentsch

Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Burghart Klaussner, Stipe Erceg, Julia Jentsch, Petra Zieser

Director: Hans Weingartner

Director: Hans Weingartner
Screenwriter: Hans Weingartner
Producer: Antonia Svoboda, Hans Weingartner
Studio: IFC Films

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It's deeply heartfelt and affecting, filmed with a nervy camera style that lends a vivid immediacy to the action.

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03/01/07
David Noh
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full review in Greek

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10/03/06
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12/06/05
Film Threat

Much too didactic, obvious and simple-minded in its action story involving a radical act.

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11/18/05
Dennis Schwartz
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10/15/05
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What is interesting to watch are the unexpected turns that occur when a jilted lover, a kidnapped rich capitalist and a pair of new lovers are cooped up in an isolated chalet.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
10/07/05
Susan Walker
Toronto Star
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Plays out like an ambivalent political tract, full of dissatisfaction but no conclusions.

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10/07/05
Liam Lacey
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09/26/05
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Although The Edukators, directed by Hans Weingartner, is a German-language film, it is set in a global village where all politics are local.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
09/22/05
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This supposedly progressive movie unintentionally delivers a sexist message as old as the garden of Eden: Don't let a woman get involved, because she'll mess things up.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
09/16/05
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Captures the frustration of those who sense something deeply dysfunctional in the political and economic status quo but feel impotent do anything about it.

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09/15/05
Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic
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Unless you're the sort who has a Che Guevara T-shirt tucked away somewhere in your closet, the needlessly long The Edukators wears out its welcome.

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09/09/05
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

The situations feel real, the injustices believable and the human frailty is all too recognizable.

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09/09/05
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Intelligent, entertaining and, yes, educational as it looks at the nature of political activism now and then.

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09/09/05
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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The romantic triangle at the heart of the story isn't particularly suspenseful, and the all-important politics unfortunately feel facile at best.

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09/08/05
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Like its protagonists, it means well, but gets mixed up. Too easily.

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09/08/05
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