Overview
Plot
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing talent earns him a spot at a NaPolA, a Nazi elite academy. He enrolls against his father's wishes and faces hazing, cruelty, and death, while his friendship with Albrecht, the governor's son, shapes his education.
- Directors
- Dennis Gansel
- Cast
- Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Joachim Bißmeier, Justus von Dohnányi, Michael Schenk, Florian Stetter, Alexander Held, Sissy Höfferer, Jonas Jägermeyr, Leon A. Kersten, Claudia Michelsen, Thomas Drechsel, Martin Goeres, Michael Lerchenberg, Thomas Sittler, Julie Engelbrecht, Johannes Zirner, Götz Schubert, Dennis Gansel
- Country
- Germany
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 2004-07-04
- Studios
- Seven Pictures, Constantin Film, OLGA FILM
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Before the Fall Plot and Cast
Set in 1942, the story follows Friedrich Weimer, whose boxing skills secure him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA), a school designed to produce Nazi elite. Despite his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in the seventh column, he confronts hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, becomes central to this education.
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