Why it may be worth watching
- Before the Fall combines Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.1/10 from 384 votes.
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Before the Fall
Men make history. We make the men.
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.
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Cast
Max RiemeltFriedrich Weimer
Tom SchillingAlbrecht Stein
Devid StriesowHeinrich Vogler
Joachim BißmeierKarl Klein
Justus von DohnányiHeinrich Stein
Michael SchenkJosef Peiner
Florian StetterJustus von Jaucher
Alexander HeldFriedrich's Father
Sissy HöffererFriedrich's Mother
Jonas JägermeyrChristoph Schneider
Leon A. KerstenTjaden
Claudia MichelsenMrs. Stein
Thomas DrechselHefe
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama.
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Themes and topics
transporternaziboarding schoolworld war iielite unitchildren in wartime
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