the Edukators * * ½
The Edukators is a German film about the new generation in Deutchland who is making a stand against social inequality. The film opens with a wealthy family returning to their extravagant home to find their furniture stacked up and a letter warning their days of wealth are numbered. Their home invasion was accomplished by 2 friends, Jan and Peter who call themselves "the Edukators" and their motive is not to steal but to gain publicity for their cause. Jan's girlfriend, Jule, works as a waitress and is clearly miserable. We learn as she is evicted from her apartment that she is 94,000 in debt. She was an uninsured motorist who crashed her car into a $100,000 Mercedes, which she now must repay the car's wealthy owner. She has managed to repay $6,000 but with her tiny income, cannot see a future without debt. Will the Edukators have a lesson for her indenturer?The dust cover claimed "tense, evocative and emotional, one of the smartest thrillers of the year.... It also calls this a comedy. I usually dont want my comedies to be tense, evocative and emotional. There are many social messages delivered by characters who seem to be struggling to find their own place in the world. And like many people who believe they have a righteous mission, they miss their own culpability. Does the end ever justify the means?
This fictional story parallels the very real situation in Germany with a rising wealthy class who are enjoying record untaxed profits while the working class is experiencing a continued decline in their net wage ratio. While the plot line is unusual and unpredictable, I expected a bit more.
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