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The Edukators [2004]
from Ugc Films
starring Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg
directed by Hans Weingartner

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Dull and patronising
  I was deeply disappointed in this film for 2 reasons:
  1) I agree totally with the reviewer who felt the film treated it's audience as ignorant and in need of educating - I don't watch films to be patronised.
  2) It was relentlessly dull.
  Added to the fact that none of the characters were even vaguely sympathetic and the plot beggared belief, I'm wondering why I even awarded this film 2 stars.

• Revolution is in the air
  Left wing campaigners (and best friends) Peter and Jan go beyond handing out anti-capitalist leaflets to consumers, on a night time they call themselves "The Edukators", break into the homes of the uber-rich to rearrange their furniture and leave a message telling them that their days of plenty are numbered. They do not steal - as Jan later explains, breaking in and not stealing anything is far more unnerving.
  Peter's girlfriend Jule is also an anti-capitalist, and the juxtaposition of her job and... more info

• Well worth watching
  I bought this film because I had seen Good Bye Lenin with Daniel Brühl and Amazon recommended it to me. In the vein of other German films the focus is not so much on the plot of the film but rather the interaction between the characters and this film provides an interesting setting for such interaction. The love triangle and hostage situation provide the tension which is needed to carry off the film. The only thing that annoyed me is that the subtitles are embedded in the film, so if you don't want... more info

• Edukators
  I quite enjoyed this film. Lets face it, there is a lot of rubbish out there and this wasn't. The idea is quite original and set in a conteporary way. It's a bit stylised, but thats artistic license for you I suppose.
  Essentialy its an idealistic tale of youth, but its not done in a patronising way. It's acted well, and you are left wondering a bit at the end which I don't want to spoil. I would like to see more films tackling the issue of capitalism, how it affects individuals, can it work, do we all... more info

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