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Technicolor Angst
Well, three German punks kidnap a rich guy (it doesn't really matter why). Most of the dialogue consists of a leftist rhetoric that hasn't been heard since the 1960s. There are lots of gloomy shots of the various characters brooding with vague looks on their faces. Two of the kidnappers are male, one is female. Of course there's a love triangle. They drink quite a bit and smoke some pot. Eventually they decide to let the guy go since they aren't the killing types. There's a silly little twist at the end that is good for a laugh. <
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>Find something else to do with your two hours, unless you want to practice listening to German.

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The simplest things
I generally hate rom-coms. Occasionally though, watching two people falling in love and expressing it in a very simple way just gets through and wins my heart. For me, The Edukators works on the same level. It is a film which allows important ideas about the politics in our lives to be conveyed in a very simple way. And I see this as a great strength. Too often, complexity and overanalysis can dull us to a concept we fundamentally believe in and give us the excuse to deny its power. I'd be interested to ask those who complain that the politics here are too stripped down and "text-book" when they actually last heard sypathetic characters with such pure ideology given a voice and the chance to chase down their beliefs in a big screen drama, in front of the world, as opposed to in the campus bar. We don't resist the simplicity of "I love you". Yet what could be more complex than love? I enjoyed the rush of spending time with characters who say "I believe I can change things" and are allowed to have a go at doing just that.

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Not realistic and far from perfect, but quite original and entertaining...
Peter (Stipe Erceg) and Jan (Daniel Bruhl) are "The Edukators", young men with leftish political ideas that have their own way of fighting the establishment. What do they do? Well, they break into rich people s houses and rearrange the furniture in strange ways, leaving behind a card signed saying "Your days of plenty are numbered", signed by "The Edukators". The purpose of Peter and Jan is to scare the rich, and make them realize that not everybody is happy with the status quo. <
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>All goes well until Jule (Julia Jentsch), Peter s girlfriend, learns about their activities from Jan, while Peter is on holidays. Jules likes what they do, and proposes Jan to break into the house of a rich businessman that "ruined her life". Of course, not everything goes well, but that makes things more interesting, as their unsuccessful mission spices the rest of the movie, setting the stage for a kidnapping and a love triangle :) <
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>All in all, I can say that I really liked this movie. "The Educators" is not realistic and it is far from perfect, but it certainly is quite original and entertaining. Furthermore, this film has some good dialogue that will make you think about rebellion, and change. Of course, recommended. <
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>PS1: "The Edukators" is in German, with subtitles, and was directed by Hans Weingartner. <
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>PS2: This is not very important but... pay attention to the soundtrack, I am pretty sure you will love it. I know I am looking forward to buy the cd! <
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