Goethe-Cinema: "The Edukators"

Get ready for a thrilling cinematic experience with Goethe-Cinema's "The Edukators" at Ottawa University!

The film is part of the series "Against it! - Indignation, protest and resistance in film". The films of this series are presented within the framework of Goethe-Cinema, a monthly thematic film series highlighting films from Germany, presented by the Goethe-Institut Ottawa at the University of Ottawa.

THE EDUKATORS

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Germany, Austria | 2004 | 129 min
Director: Hans Weingartner

• Original version (German) with English subtitles.
• Free of charge, suggested donation: $5
• Part of series: Against it! - Indignation, protest and resistance in film

In their mid-twenties, Jan and Peter live together and share a blue VW bus as well as a deep-seated passion about social injustice in the world. It is not enough for them to distribute flyers at demonstrations; they need action and roam through the streets of the filthy rich at night, seeking to teach them a lesson. They don′t steal anything, but break into empty houses and leave behind creative chaos, underscored by such scribbled slogans as "the days of plenty are numbered", signed "The Edukators".Peter′s girlfriend Jule has no idea about their nightly forays, but she has serious money problems and is sick and tired of the arrogant customers in the swanky restaurant where she works. When Peter leaves town for a while, Jan helps her to renovate her flat, a deed not without consequences. They are attracted to each other and Jan tells her about the break-ins. Jule immediately wants to join in the activist fun and the two of them force their way into the home of a top manager to whom Jule is heavily in debt after a car accident she caused. He catches them by surprise and recognizes Jule. The "Edukators" have no plan for this situation and suddenly find themselves turning into kidnappers…This film is part of the series "Against it! - Indignation, protest and resistance in film". The films of this series are presented within the framework of Goethe-Cinema, a monthly thematic film series highlighting films from Germany, presented by the Goethe-Institut Ottawa at the University of Ottawa.

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