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The Edukators

The Edukators

Every heart is a revolutionary cell.

2004•2h 7m•7.2/10
DramaComedy

Ratings

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7.2/10(383)

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

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Production

Y3 Film, Coop99 Filmproduktion, SWR, ARTE

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Jan

Julia Jentsch

Julia Jentsch

Jule

Stipe Erceg

Stipe Erceg

Peter

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Justus Hardenberg

Peer Martiny

Peer Martiny

Villenbesitzer

Petra Zieser

Petra Zieser

Villenbesitzerin

Laura Schmidt

Tochter

Sebastian Butz

Sohn

Oliver Bröcker

Oliver Bröcker

Globalisierungsgegner

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Vermieter

Claudio Caiolo

Claudio Caiolo

Paolo

Bernhard Bettermann

Bernhard Bettermann

Jules Chef

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