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The Silent Revolution

The Silent Revolution

East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.

20187.41h 52m

Overview

In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

Directed by Lars Kraume
Written by Dietrich Garstka, Lars Kraume
Produced by Susanne Freyer, Miriam Düssel, Thomas Kufus
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Leonard Scheicher

Leonard Scheicher

Theo Lemke

Tom Gramenz

Tom Gramenz

Kurt Wächter

Lena Klenke

Lena Klenke

Lena

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Isaiah Michalski

Paul

Jonas Dassler

Jonas Dassler

Erik Babinsky

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Nora Labisch

Klara Winkler

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Nele Labisch

Regina Winkler

Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Hermann Lemke

Carina Wiese

Carina Wiese

Irmgard Lemke

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Principal Schwarz

Themes & Keywords

high schoolpolice stateclassroomfreedom of speecheast germanyhungarian revolution1950sfreedom of expression

About The Silent Revolution

The Silent Revolution is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of high school, police state, classroom, freedom of speech, east germany, hungarian revolution. Directed by Lars Kraume, it stars Leonard Scheicher, Tom Gramenz, Lena Klenke. In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

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