The Silent Revolution

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The Silent Revolution

2018

1h 51m

Drama

History

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Several sixth-grade students show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging a minute's silence during lessons.

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

Performances are generically earnest, which is the most that can be expected with such an anodyne script where broadly-drawn characters like Kessler are over-the-top in their brutish behavior.

Feb 21, 2018

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

Handsomely accoutered ...

Feb 21, 2018

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

This is a solid, good-looking piece of filmmaking which is elevated by a clutch of strong performances from the young cast.

Feb 21, 2018

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Uri Klein

Haaretz

What is the source of the romanticization and nostalgia? ...It is a longing that is especially evident in mainstream films like "The Silent Revolution," for simpler days, when it was possible to distinguish between the good guys and the bad guys.

Jan 23, 2019

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Macguffin007

A film about how we can change the world, we can, as individuals, improve our lifes in an enviroment that does not want it. An inspirational filme. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 16, 2018

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Jordi Costa

El Pais (Spain)

The road to the outcome does not seem to know the virtues of ellipsis - it conditions a valuable set with much to say about the need to position, without subterfuge, or disguises. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 21, 2018

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Wolfgang G

Das schweigende Klassenzimmer, ist ein Film über eine Abiturkasse in der DDR, die im Unterricht eine illegale Schweigeminute anlässlich des Ungarischen Volksaufstands 1956 eingerichtet. Darauf geraten sie im Blick der Volkspolizei zu Staatsfeinden. Lars Kraume (Drehbuch und Regie) inszeniert den Film mit Feingefühl um den Widerstand einer Gruppe Zeitlos darzustellen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/22

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Audience Member

I am a student and I live in a country. I am in a dilemma of immigrating for a better life or staying in a country with an undemocratic government. This movie was very painful for me because it was as if I was referring to my own life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

You need an example for an excellent movie? Here you have one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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nefasto r

Yes ok, it is an interesting little story, but let's be honest: most of the charm comes from "Dawson Creek" meets "Dead Poets Society" kind-of-vibe, and all the dramas involved!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An uneven but still effective historical drama that might have carried a much stronger impact had it not been for its strange choice to come up with unnecessary revelations about the characters that feel more like distraction and don't really add anything relevant to the result.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Lars Kraume

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Jonas Dassler

Erik Babinsky

Judith Engel

Anna Wächter

Tom Gramenz

Kurt Wächter

Michael Gwisdek

Edgar

Max Hopp

Hans Wächter

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Synopsis

Several sixth-grade students show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging a minute's silence during lessons.

Director: Lars Kraume
Producer: Miriam Düssel
Screenwriter: Dietrich Garstka
Production Co: Doco Digital, Akzente Film und Fernsehproduktions, Zero One Film, Studiocanal Film
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 51m

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