Movie

Before the Fall

★ 7.1/10 · 374 votes 2004 1h 57m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

Max Riemelt Friedrich Weimer Tom Schilling Albrecht Stein Devid Striesow Heinrich Vogler Joachim Bißmeier Karl Klein Justus von Dohnányi Heinrich Stein Michael Schenk Josef Peiner