The Silent Revolution

Germany | 2018 | 111 min • Narrative Feature

Showings

Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Feb 26, 2020 10:00 AM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Feb 28, 2020 7:00 PM
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 5 Sun, Mar 1, 2020 4:15 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2018
Run Time:111
Production Country:Germany
Original Language:German
Russian
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/5TUXfOJHDIs
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Lars Kraume
Cast:Leonard Scheicher
Tom Gramenz
Lena Klenke
Isaiah Michalski
Jonas Dassler
Producer(s):Miriam Dussel
Susanne Freyer
Kalle Friz
Isabel Hund
Thomas Kufus
Screenwriter:Dietrich Garstka
Lars Kraume

Description

A gripping and true story set in 1956 in East Germany of a group of students who saw their life changed forever by a harmless human act of solidarity during the early stage of the Cold War, where freedom of thinking and integrity could make anyone an enemy of the state ... or an ordinary hero.


"The Silent Revolution" is a film about the extraordinary courage of young individuals in a time of political oppression. The year is 1956. During a visit to the cinema in West Berlin, high school pupils Theo and Kurt see dramatic pictures of the Hungarian uprising in Budapest on the newsreel. Back at school in Stalinstadt, they spontaneously decide to hold a minute’s silence in solidarity with the victims of the uprising during a lesson. But the gesture causes much bigger ripples than expected: while their headmaster initially tries to put the whole thing down to the whim of youth, the schoolchildren become objects of the political machinations of the fledgling East Germany. The People’s Education Minister condemns the action as a clearly counterrevolutionary act and demands that the ringleader be named within a week. But the schoolchildren stick together, thus facing with a decision that will change their lives forever.