The Wave (2008) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller · Directed by Dennis Gansel · Starring Jürgen Vogel, Jennifer Ulrich
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
Where was The Wave filmed?
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Primary school setting where the experiment begins and the wave movement develops among students. The film's central location where teacher Rainer Wenger introduces the authoritarian experiment that spirals into a dangerous social movement
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Students wearing white clothing gather in public spaces as the wave movement spreads throughout the city. Berlin's urban landscape provides the backdrop for the wave's expansion beyond the classroom into broader society