Conny Klein

独裁政治を学ぶ体験授業をきっかけに洗脳されていく高校生たちの姿を描き、ドイツで大ヒットを記録した心理スリラー。アメリカで起こった実話をドイツの高校に置き換え、『エリート養成機関 ナポラ』のデニス・ガンゼルがメガホンを取った。主演には『エーミールと探偵たち』などに出演するドイツの俳優ユルゲン・フォーゲル。単純な興味や好奇心、ゲーム感覚から、あっという間に集団狂気に変化していく様子は、実話ならではのリアルさを帯び、身の毛もよだつほどのラストも衝撃的だ。

Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the Red Army. Soon after leaving the harbor of Danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine and sank in less than an hour.

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.