Before The Fall

Name: Before The Fall
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Released: 2005-01-13
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7.40
Cast: Leon A. Kersten, Jonas Jägermeyr, Tom Schilling, Max Riemelt

– In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (Na..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 57 Minutes

Release Year:

2004

Original Name:

Napola – Elite für den Führer

Before The Fall — Before the Fall (2004) - Also known as Napola – Elite für den Führer

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.

Styles:

National Socialism, Reflective, Dramatic, Harsh, Sincere, Bleak, Suspenseful, Realistic, Captivating, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1942, 1940s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Germany

Filming Locations:

Ukraine, Moscow Russia, Berlin Germany, Germany, Cape Town South Africa, Washington D.c., Europe

Genre:

Sport, War, Thriller, Drama

Before the Fall (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jan 2005

Language:

German

Directed by:

Dennis Gansel

Story Written By:

Dennis Gansel, Maggie Peren

Main Actors:

Leon A. Kersten, Jonas Jägermeyr, Tom Schilling, Max Riemelt

Plot:

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, seeing this as his ticket out of factory life to university and a good salary. During his year in seventh column (fifth form), this innocence is altered as 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; a night in the forest hunting for escaped Russian POWs brings things to a head.

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Picture This! Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

67%

Metacritic:

65%