Synopsis
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
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Cast
- Daniel BrühlJan
- Julia JentschJule
- Stipe ErcegPeter
- Burghart KlaußnerJustus Hardenberg
- Peer MartinyVillenbesitzer
- Petra ZieserVillenbesitzerin
- Laura SchmidtTochter
- Sebastian ButzSohn
- Oliver BröckerGlobalisierungsgegner
- Hanns ZischlerVermieter
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
That rare beast, a terrific movie that boasts intelligent wit, expert storytelling, delightful characters and grown-up dialogue plus suspense and a wicked surprise ending. - 80
The New York Times
A slyly effective thriller and of a deft comedy of romantic confusion. Whatever its shortcomings as a consideration of globalization and its discontents, The Edukators succeeds brilliantly in telling the story of a man who falls in love with his best buddy's girlfriend and doesn't know what to do about it. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Unpredictable and hugely entertaining. - 80
Salon
An engaging entertainment that packages its thought-provoking ideas in a combination of political thriller, comic adventure and romantic triangle. - 75
New York Post
You can sympathize with both sides in their ideological battle, which ends in a most unexpected way. - 70
Chicago Reader
Though the story drags for the first hour, this becomes a solid character study once the principals arrive at their hiding place. - 70
The New Yorker
There is certainly a trill of suspense to be had from these ideological heists, but Weingartner’s movie is never quite as keen-edged as it hopes or needs to be. - 63
New York Daily News
The dialogue between the captive and the captors gets a little didactic, and the ending is as contrived as it is cynical. Weingartner obviously has more in common with the rich man than the kids.
