The Edukators

Original title: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

2004
R
2h 7m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

33K

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Drama Romance

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

Director
- Hans Weingartner
Writers
- Katharina Held
- Hans Weingartner
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

33K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hans Weingartner
Writers
- Katharina Held
- Hans Weingartner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 1:39

The Edukators

Photos8

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Storyline

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Trivia
The song "Where's The Real Sky" is credited to Jeff Cole on the soundtrack and was mentioned in the movie as a favorite artist of Jan and Jule. Jeff Cole is a pseudonym for the score-writer, Andreas Wodraschke. The singer is his friend Sam Genders of London.

Goofs
The Mercedes that Jule keys in the parking garage is also used as Hardenberg's Mercedes when he arrives at his house right before catching Jule and Jan. You can see this by matching the license plate to each scene.

Quotes
[last words]
Note on Wall: "Some People Never Change."

Crazy credits
There is an additional take after the credits related to the last project of the three protagonists.

Alternate versions
All foreign (non-German) theatrical versions omit a scene in the ending. The reason for this is that the scene had not been finished at the time the movie was shown at the Cannes film festival. But the distribution rights had already been sold to 44 countries and the director didn't want to force local distributors to take the new ending.

Connections
Referenced in Free Rainer (2007)

Soundtracks
Darts Of Pleasure
by Franz Ferdinand

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Entertaining to the very last scene

I went to this film expecting a comedy in the mold of "Sonnenallee" or "Good Bye Lenin", and I wasn't disappointed. The characters became very real to me, even Hardenberg, the kidnapped businessman, who was a bit wooden at the beginning. For me, the best part of the film was watching the relationships build between all 4 of the main characters, both before and after the kidnapping. There is really very little action in the film: it's more about watching the characters develop personally and in their dealings with each other. Lest this sound too dry, I found the film quite humorous at times, exciting and emotionally intense. The conclusion is left open to interpretation--but you'll have to watch the film quite carefully to have the data you need to make your own interpretation! Highly recommended!