Before the Fall (2004)
Original Title: Napola - Elite für den Führer
Drama
7.0 (335 votes)
1h 57m
Overview
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
Details
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Writer
- Dennis Gansel
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- $4,500,000
Cast
Alexander Held
Devid Striesow
Florian Stetter
Joachim Bißmeier
Jonas Jägermeyr
Justus von Dohnányi
Max Riemelt
Michael Schenk
Sissy Höfferer
Tom Schilling
Keywords
boarding school
children in wartime
elite unit
nazi
transporter
world war ii
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