Before the Fall

7

Germany

Drama

117 min

2004

Martin Goeres Zdeněk Julina Karel Dobrý Zdeněk Maryška Ljuba Krbová Otmar Brancuzský Michael Gerber Dennis Gansel Götz Schubert Johannes Zirner Julie Engelbrecht Michael Lerchenberg Max Riemelt Thomas Drechsel Claudia Michelsen Jonas Jägermeyr Sissy Höfferer Alexander Held Florian Stetter Michael Schenk Justus von Dohnányi Joachim Bißmeier Devid Striesow Tom Schilling

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.