Before the Fall

March. 14,2005      NR
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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