Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004)
Also known as "The Edukators"
Starring: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner, Peer Martiny, Petra Zieser, Laura Schmidt, Sebastian Butz, Oliver Bröcker, Knut Berger, Hanns Zischler, Claudio Caiolo, Bernhard Bettermann, Sylvia Haider, Claudia Jakobshagen
Director: Hans Weingartner
Running Time: 127 minutes
US MPAA rating: RUK BBFC rating: 15
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Berlin, the present. Jan (Daniel '
It's Got: A gang of two guys and a girl straight out of the nouvelle vague (think 'Jules et Jim' or 'Bande à Part'); a former sixties revolutionary who has become everything that he once opposed; a great twist and an ambivalent ending poised somewhere between youthful optimism and adult cynicism.
It Needs: More sensitive English subtitling - one German idiomatic phrase, coming at a pivotal moment in the film and denoting something like "I no longer have the moral high ground", is translated more literally (and far less meaningfully in context) as "I can't make demands".
Alternatives: The Dreamers, 'Bande à Part', 'The Follower', Save the Green Planet!
Summary: This noughties-meets-sixties activist thriller reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Review Date: 12th April 2005
External Links
Official Web Site
Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei at the IMDB
