A group of twelfth-grade pupils decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.
The Silent Revolution
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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. This 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 (Leonard Scheicher) and Kurt (Tom Gramenz) 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 (Florian Lukas) 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 (Burghart Klaußner) 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 for ever…
Cast and crew
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Lars Kraume
Director, Writer -
Leonard Scheicher
Theo Lemke -
Tom Gramenz
Kurt Wächter -
Lena Klenke
Lena -
Isaiah Michalski
Paul -
Jonas Dassler
Erik Babinsky -
Nora Labisch
Klara Winkler -
Nele Labisch
Regina Winkler -
Ronald Zehrfeld
Hermann Lemke -
Carina Wiese
Irmgard Lemke -
Florian Lukas
Direktor Schwarz -
Jördis Triebel
Frau Kessler -
Daniel Krauss
FDJ-Sekretär Lange -
Michael Gwisdek
Edgar -
Burghart Klaussner
Volksbildungsminister Lange -
Max Hopp
Hans Wächter -
Judith Engel
Anna Wächter -
Jakob Kraume
Jakob Lemke -
Karl Kraume
Karl Kraume -
Götz Schubert
Pfarrer Melzer -
Bettina Hoppe
Eriks Mutter Christa -
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Grossmutter Martha -
Rolf Kanies
Wardetzki -
Rainer Reiners
Lehrer Mosel -
Carl Heinz Choynski
Lehrer Schmidtke -
Roy Luchterhand
Trainer -
Dietrich Garstka
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Lars KraumeDirectors
Studio
Under the Milky WayStudio
Subtitles
EnglishSubtitles
Released year
2019Released year
Age rating
Duration
1 h 51 minDuration
Genres
DramaForeign/Independent
Genres
Foreign/Independent
Writers
Dietrich GarstkaLars Kraume
Writers
Lars Kraume
Size
6.24 GB (1080p HD)3.91 GB (720p HD)
3.13 GB (SD)
Size
3.91 GB (720p HD)
3.13 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |