The Silent Revolution

– It's 1956. During a visit to a cinema in West Berlin, East German high school pupils Theo and Kurt s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 51 Minutes
Release Year:
2018
Original Name:
Das schweigende Klassenzimmer
The Silent Revolution (2018) - Also known as Das schweigende Klassenzimmer

It's 1956. During a visit to a cinema in West Berlin, East German high school pupils Theo and Kurt see disturbing newsreel footage of the uprising in Budapest. Back in Stalinstadt, one of the GDR’s flagship workers’ settlements, they have the idea of holding a minute’s silence in class for the victims of the Hungarian struggle for freedom.

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The Silent Revolution (2018) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Mar 2018

Language:

German, Russian

Director:

Lars Kraume

Writer:

Dietrich Garstka (book), Lars Kraume (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Leonard Scheicher, Tom Gramenz, Lena Klenke, Isaiah Michalski

Plot:

A group of twelfth-grade pupils decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10