Before the Fall
Napola - Elite für den Führer
2004, Film, 110 min, Drama, Sport, Thriller, German, Germany, MoviePedia score 71
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.
Directed by Dennis Gansel
Cast
- Max Riemelt as Friedrich Weimer
- Tom Schilling as Albrecht Stein
- Devid Striesow as Vogler
- Jonas Jägermeyr as Christoph Schneider
- Leon A. Kersten as Tjaden
- Thomas Drechsel as Hefe
- Martin Goeres as Siegfried Gladen
- Florian Stetter as Justus von Jaucher
- Joachim Bißmeier as Anstaltsleiter
- Michael Schenk as Sportlehrer
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