Before the Fall
|Napola - Elite für den Führer
Status: Released
Runtime: 117
Release Date: 04/07/2004
Origin Language: de
Origin Country: DE
Languages: GermanPortuguese
Production: Seven PicturesConstantin FilmARDOLGA FILM
Countries: Germany
Budget: 4500000
Revenue: 3764219 (-735781)
Drama
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
