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'The Edukators' means well, but gets mixed up
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

From Germany comes "The Edukators," a movie that wonders, among other things, where have all the flower people gone? No need to spend a long time asking. They've gone to million-dollar mansions, Mercedes and second homes by the sea. They've gone Establishment and, as far as the restless idealistic trio in Hans Weingartner's movie are concerned, they've gone to hell. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Two young Germans calling themselves the "Edukators" break into the expensive homes of local yacht club members and warn them their "days of plenty are numbered." But a girlfriend of one of them enters the fold, an impulsive break-in leaves them face-to-face with the values of the generation they abhor.

FILM FACTS ...

IFC Films

'The Edukators'

Director: Hans Weingartner
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaussner, Peer Martiny
Run time: 124 minutes
Release date: July 22, 2005
Rating: R for language, a scene of sexuality, and some drug use.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"Though The Edukators touches on some interesting notions ... the movie can't always handle its own contradictions."