Released
Before the Fall
July 4 2004 (over 20 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
314 reviews
Men make history. We make the men.
- Director: Dennis Gansel
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 57 m
- Budget: $4,500,000
- Box office: $3,764,219
- Country: Germany
- Companies: Seven Pictures, Constantin Film, OLGA FILM
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
