Before the Fall

Before the Fall

117 mins | Drama | July 4, 2004

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.

Before the Fall

117 mins | Drama | July 4, 2004

Before the Fall
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Constantin Film, Seven Pictures, ARD, Olga Film GmbH
Original title Napola – Elite für den Führer
Directors Dennis Gansel
Writers Maggie Peren, Dennis Gansel

Cast

Max Riemelt

as Friedrich Weimer

Tom Schilling

as Albrecht Stein

Devid Striesow

as Heinrich Vogler

Joachim Bißmeier

as Karl Klein

Justus von Dohnányi

as Heinrich Stein

Michael Schenk

as Josef Peiner

Florian Stetter

as Justus von Jaucher

Alexander Held

as Friedrich's Father

Sissy Höfferer

as Friedrich's Mother

Jonas Jägermeyr

as Christoph Schneider

Leon A. Kersten

as Tjaden

Claudia Michelsen

as Mrs. Stein

Thomas Drechsel

as Hefe

Martin Goeres

as Siegfried Gladen

Michael Lerchenberg

as Latin Teacher

Thomas Sittler

as Nils Otto