The Silent Revolution

Name: The Silent Revolution
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2018-03-01
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Leonard Scheicher, Tom Gramenz, Lena Klenke, Isaiah Michalski, Jonas Dassler

2018·Movie·112 min·★ 7.4(257)

DramaHistory

“East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.”

In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

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About The Silent Revolution

The Silent Revolution is a 2018 German-language drama and history film directed by Lars Kraume. The cast is led by Leonard Scheicher, Tom Gramenz, Lena Klenke. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Plex.

The Silent Revolution was produced by Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, StudioCanal, and WunderWerk and made in Germany. It was released on March 1, 2018. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Lars Kraume
Writers: Lars Kraume
Release date: March 1, 2018
OTT release: October 22, 2019
Original language: German
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Box office: $1 million
Production: Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, StudioCanal, WunderWerk

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The Silent Revolution cast & crew

The Silent Revolution was directed by Lars Kraume and written by Lars Kraume.

The cast features Leonard Scheicher as Theo Lemke, Tom Gramenz as Kurt Wächter, Lena Klenke as Lena, Isaiah Michalski as Paul, Jonas Dassler as Erik Babinsky, and Nora Labisch as Klara Winkler.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Julian Maas, cinematography is by Jens Harant, and it was produced by Susanne Freyer and Miriam Düssel.

Is The Silent Revolution worth watching?

The Silent Revolution holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 257 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and history, The Silent Revolution is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Silent Revolution

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It first became available to stream digitally on October 22, 2019.

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