Before the Fall

2004 · Directed by Dennis Gansel · 115 min · drama film, war film, boxing film

★ 7.1/10 · 379 ratings on TMDB

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.