The Edukators Hans Weingartner's second feature film, concerns three young Berliners whose frustration at the iniquities of global capitalism leads them, not quite intentionally, to cross the line that separates provocation and protest from serious crime. The film is, to some extent, a sympathetic exploration of the state of political idealism in the contemporary West, where all avenues of resistance seem blocked or co-opted by the system. But it is also a sometimes mocking reveal of what the old left used to call political infantilism. The director is clearly fond of his radicals - and the terrific actors playing them do so with exemplary conviction - but he also points out the blind spots and contradictions that distort their view of the world and turn their self-styled heroism into self-dramatizing foolishness.
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Last Updated: August 03, 2014
by Andreea Gabudeanu
