The Silent Revolution
East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.
2018 | 112m | German
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Lars Kraume |
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| Writer: | Lars Kraume, Dietrich Garstka |
| Staring: |
| Stalinstadt, East Germany, 1956. While the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, teenage members of a classroom of the local school perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 2018 |
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| Director: | Lars Kraume |
| Writer: | Lars Kraume, Dietrich Garstka |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | police state, classroom, freedom of speech, high school, east germany, hungarian revolution, 1950s, freedom of expression |
| Production Companies | StudioCanal, ZDF, Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Zero One Film, WunderWerk |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 27, 2025 Entered: Nov 27, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leonard Scheicher | Theo Lemke |
| Tom Gramenz | Kurt Wächter |
| Lena Klenke | Lena |
| Isaiah Michaelski | Paul |
| Jonas Dassler | Erik Babinsky |
| Nora Labisch | Klara Winkler |
| Nele Labisch | Regina Winkler |
| Ronald Zehrfeld | Hermann Lemke |
| Carina Wiese | Irmgard Lemke |
| Florian Lukas | Principal Schwarz |
| Jördis Triebel | Frau Kessler |
| Daniel Krauss | Free German Youth Secretary Lange |
| Michael Gwisdek | Edgar |
| Burghart Klaußner | Minister of National Education Lange |
| Max Hopp | Hans Wächter |
| Judith Engel | Anna Wächter |
| Rolf Kanies | Wardetzki |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lars Kraume | Screenplay, Director |
| Dietrich Garstka | Book |
| Jens Harant | Director of Photography |
| Barbara Gies | Editor |
| Julian Maas | Original Music Composer |
| Christoph Kaiser | Original Music Composer |
| Olaf Schiefner | Production Design |
| Esther Walz | Costume Design |
| Tobias Frank | Art Direction |
| Stefan Soltau | Sound |
| Andrii Starykovskyi | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Susanne Freyer | Producer |
| Miriam Düssel | Producer |
| Kalle Friz | Producer |
| Isabel Hund | Producer |
| Thomas Kufus | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 11 | 261 | 493 |