Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei / The Edukators (Hans Weingartner, 2004)
The Edukators is a political drama and romance film about two best friend activists, Peter (Stipe Erceg) and Jan (Daniel Brühl), in Berlin, who break into wealthy houses and rearrange furniture without stealing in order to make upper-class families feel insecure in their wealth. While Peter is in Barcelona on vacation, his girlfriend Jule (Julia Jentsch) and partner in crime Jan break into Hardenberg’s (Burghart Klaußner) home to teach him a lesson about wealth inequality. The plan goes awry and the trio is forced to kidnap Hardenberg to prevent him from reporting them. As the four of them hide out in the “People’s Prison” of a cabin in the hills of Tirol, their relationships change in unforeseen and drastic ways. Winner of the silver “Outstanding Feature Film” German Film Award 2005! 127 min.
Admission is free. Shown with English subtitles.
